Karl Ziegler

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Karl Ziegler was a German chemist renowned for his pioneering work in polymer chemistry, particularly the development of Ziegler–Natta catalysts for producing plastics.

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Karl Ziegler (chemist) 1

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instanceOf German scientist
chemist
human
polymer chemist
academicDegree doctorate in chemistry
almaMater University of Marburg NERFINISHED
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship Germany
countryOfBirth German Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1898-11-26
dateOfDeath 1973-08-12
developed catalytic systems based on titanium and aluminum compounds
employer Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research NERFINISHED
University of Frankfurt NERFINISHED
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
University of Marburg NERFINISHED
era 20th-century chemistry
familyName Ziegler NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork chemistry
organometallic chemistry
polymer chemistry
fullName Karl Waldemar Ziegler NERFINISHED
givenName Karl NERFINISHED
hasChild Ernst Ziegler NERFINISHED
Marianna Ziegler NERFINISHED
influenced industrial production of polyethylene
industrial production of polypropylene
knownFor Ziegler–Natta catalyst NERFINISHED
low-pressure polymerization processes
polymerization of ethylene
languageSpoken German
memberOf German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina NERFINISHED
Max Planck Society NERFINISHED
nationality German
NobelPrizeInChemistryYear 1963
notableConcept coordination polymerization
notableStudent Hans-Georg Gellert NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Helsa NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Mülheim an der Ruhr NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research
director of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
researchFocus organometallic catalysts
polymerization mechanisms
sharedNobelPrizeWith Giulio Natta NERFINISHED
spouse Maria Kurtz NERFINISHED

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Giulio Natta sharedNobelPrizeWith Karl Ziegler
Giulio Natta influencedBy Karl Ziegler
Ziegler notableBearer Karl Ziegler
Ziegler notableBearer Karl Ziegler
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Wilhelm Exner Medal notableLaureate Karl Ziegler