Karl Ziegler | |
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 Karl Ziegler | |
| Born | Karl Waldemar Ziegler 26 November 1898 |
| Died | 12 August 1973 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg |
| Known for | Ziegler–Natta catalyst Ziegler process Wohl–Ziegler bromination Thorpe–Ziegler reaction Organoaluminium chemistry Organolithium reagent |
| Awards | Liebig Medal (1935) War Merit Cross 2nd Class (1940) Werner von Siemens Ring (1961) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1963) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Goethe University Frankfurt University of Heidelberg University of Halle-Saale Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl von Auwers |
Karl Waldemar Ziegler (German: [kaːʁl ˈvaldəˌmaʁ ˈt͡siːɡlɐ]; 26 November 1898 – 12 August 1973) 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".[1] 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 materials.[2]
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