Background
Ziegler, Peter Alfred was born on November 2, 1928 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Son of Eugen and Adelheid Dorothea (Riggenbach) Ziegler.
Ziegler, Peter Alfred was born on November 2, 1928 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Son of Eugen and Adelheid Dorothea (Riggenbach) Ziegler.
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Zurich, 1955; honorary Doctor, Moscow State University, 1997.
Field work Dead Sea area, wellsite geologist, ISRAMCO, 1955; fieldwork, Society des Pétroles de Madagascar, 1956; fieldwork in Southern Algeria, Compagnie d'Exploration Pétrolière, 1957; fieldparty supervisor, Shell Canada Ltd., Edmonton, 1958-1963; technical advisor foothills and offshore exploration division, Shell Canada Ltd., Edmonton, 1964-1966; subsurface geologist, and then exploration manager, Shell Canada Ltd., Calgary, 1967-1970; region geologists Northern Europe then acting exploration manager, Shell International Petroleum Mij., B.V. Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1970-1977; exploration consultant, Shell International Petroleum Mij., B.V. Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1978-1982; deputy head new ventures an exploration advice department, Shell International Petroleum Mij., B.V. Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1982-1984; senior exploration consultant, team leader global geology, Shell International Petroleum Mij., B.V. Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1984-1988; retired, Shell International Petroleum Mij., B.V. Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1988; exploration consultant, Petroleum Exploration Consultancy Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1988; honorary lecturer, U. Basel, 1990-1996; professor global geology, U. Basel, since 1996.
First lieutenant Engineer, 1949-1955, Swiss Army. Member International Lithosphere Program Bureau (life), Royal Geological and Mining Society of The Netherlands (Van Waterschot van der Gracht medal 1987), Society Gèologique de France, Geological Society, Schweizerische GeologischeGesellschaft, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, European Association Petroleum Geoscientists, New York Academy Sciences, European Union of Geoscientists (honorary member), Polish Geological Society (honorary member), Polish Academy Arts and Sciences, Geological Society (honorary member, London), Russian Academy Science (honorary member).
Married Yvonne Maria Bohrer, October 22, 1960. Children: Markus Peter, Christian Alfred.