Willi Ziegler

Willi Ziegler (born 13 March 1929 in the neighborhood of Villingen in Hungen, Hessen; died 8 August 2002) was a German paleontologist.

Works

Ziegler Catalogue of Conodonts. Schweizerbart science publishers (link to editor website, retrieved 07 May 2016)
- Volume I, 1973
- Volume II, 1975
- Volume III, 1977
- Volume IV, 1981
- Volume V, 1991

Tributes

The conodont genus name Zieglerodina is a tribute to W. Ziegler.

In 1998, he received the Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen, the highest award by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts in Hesse, Germany.

He was also a recipient of the Pander Medal, awarded by the Pander Society, for researches in conodonts paleontology.

References

Willi Ziegler 13. März 1929 – 8. August 2002. Karsten Weddige, Paläontologische Zeitschrift, April 2003, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages 1-21, doi:10.1007/BF03004557 (article in German)

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