Chemist
Karl Ziegler
The catalysts that make polyethylene at ordinary pressure.
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 materials.
- Born
- 1898-11-26, Helsa, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1973-08-12, Mülheim an der Ruhr, GermanyA Sunday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1898-11-26, Helsa, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 4°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 14°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 23°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 12°40′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 29°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 3°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 23°54′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°54′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1973-08-12, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 19°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 1°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 1°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 22°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 29°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 5°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 1°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 19°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 4°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 2°39′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Karl Ziegler was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.