Karl Ziegler

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Karl Ziegler

Chemistry

#48

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Polymer Chemistry

#11

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Organic Chemistry

#16

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• Chemistry

Karl Ziegler's Degrees

• PhD Chemistry University of Marburg

Why Is Karl Ziegler Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Karl Waldemar Ziegler was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers. The Nobel Committee recognized his "excellent work on organometallic compounds [which]...led to new polymerization reactions and ... paved the way for new and highly useful industrial processes". He is also known for his work involving free-radicals, many-membered rings, and organometallic compounds, as well as the development of Ziegler–Natta catalyst. One of many awards Ziegler received was the Werner von Siemens Ring in 1960 jointly with Otto Bayer and Walter Reppe, for expanding the scientific knowledge of and the technical development of new synthetic materialss.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Karl Ziegler?

Karl Ziegler is affiliated with the following schools:

• Heidelberg University
• Goethe University Frankfurt
• Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Marburg
• RWTH Aachen University