Paul Niggli

Paul Niggli
Born(1888-06-26)26 June 1888
Zofingen, Switzerland
Died13 January 1953(1953-01-13) (aged 64)
Zürich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
EducationETH Zurich
University of Zurich
Known forNiggli reduction
ChildrenErnst Niggli
Hedi Fritz-Niggli
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1929)
Roebling Medal (1947)
Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1947)
Scientific career
InstitutionsLeipzig University
University of Tübingen
University of Zurich
ETH Zurich
Thesis Die Chloritoidschiefer des nordöstlichen Gotthardmassives  (1912)
Doctoral advisorUlrich Grubenmann
Doctoral studentsFritz Laves
Hans P. Eugster

Paul Niggli (26 June 1888 – 13 January 1953) was a Swiss crystallographer, mineralogist, and petrologist who was a leader in the field of X-ray crystallography.

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