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Peter Alfred Ziegler | |
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| Born | 2 November 1928 Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Died | 19 July 2013 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Palaeogeography, Tectonics |
| Institutions | Shell, University of Basel, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Trümpy |
Peter Alfred Ziegler (2 November 1928 – 19 July 2013) was a Swiss geologist, who made contributions to the understanding of the geological evolution of Europe and the North Atlantic borderlands, of intraplate tectonics and of plate tectonic controls on the evolution and hydrocarbon potential of sedimentary basins. Ziegler's career consists of 33 years as exploration geologist with the petroleum industry, 30 of which with Shell, and 20 years of university teaching and research.