Background
Ziegler, Victor was born on November 2, 1886 in Beverungen, Germany. Son of Hermann and Frieda (Hess) Ziegler.
Ziegler, Victor was born on November 2, 1886 in Beverungen, Germany. Son of Hermann and Frieda (Hess) Ziegler.
Came to the United States, 1901. Student Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Bachelor of Arts, State University of Iowa, 1908.
Master of Arts, Columbia, 1910.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Denver, 1916.
Fellow in mining geology, Columbia, 1909-1910. Instructor in geology, Pennsylvania State College, 1910-1911. Assistant professor geology, South Dakot State School of Mines, 1911-1914.
Assistant professor geology, later professor and head of department Colorado School of Mines since 1914.
Geologist, Wyoming State Geological Survey, 1915. Consulting work since 1915.
Fellow in mining geology, Columbia, 1909-1910. Fellow Geological Society America. Member American Institute Mining Engineers, Seismological Society America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Theta Tau.
Married Mabel Irene Merrifield, of Iowa City, Iowa, September 16, 1908.