Background
Ziegler, John Benjamin was born on January 2, 1917 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of John Benjamin Senior and Sarah Jeanette (Murrell) Ziegler.
Ziegler, John Benjamin was born on January 2, 1917 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of John Benjamin Senior and Sarah Jeanette (Murrell) Ziegler.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Rochester, 1939. Master of Science in Chemistry, University Illinois, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University Illinois, 1946.
Junior chemist, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1940-1943; special research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1943-1946; chemist, J.T. Baker Chemical Company, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 1946-1948; associate chemist, Chemical Industries Basel Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, New Jersey, 1948-1951; senior chemist, Chemical Industries Basel Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, New Jersey, 1951-1953; supervisor laboratories, Chemical Industries Basel Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, New Jersey, 1953-1964; manager process research laboratory, Chemical Industries Basel Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, New Jersey, 1964-1969; director chemical development, Chemical Industries Basel-GEIGY Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, 1969-1975; director process research, Chemical Industries Basel-GEIGY Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, 1975-1976; senior staff scientist, Chemical Industries Basel-GEIGY Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, 1976-1980; retired business administrator science department, Seton Hall U., South Orange, New Jersey, 1980-1982.
Chairman committee Union county Technology institute, 1963. Past member New Jersey Council Research and Development. Member reserved list, science and technical personnel War Manpower Commission, 1944.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Lepidoptera Research Foundation, Lepidopterists' Society (executive council, past treasurer, other offices), Association for Tropical Lepidoptera, International Science Collectors Association (vice chairman executive council since 1993, executive director since 1995), Alpha Chi Sigma (president Zeta chapter 1945-1946), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Son of John Benjamin Senior and Sarah Jeanette (Murrell) Z. M. Dorothy Mary Zucker, June 29, 1946 (deceased July 1985). Children: Katherine Lois, Jeffrey Benjamin, Conrad Lawrence.