Ahmed H. Zewail (born 1946), Egyptian scientist, 1999 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, for his contributions in femtochemistry.
Karl Ziegler (1898–1973), 1963 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Richard A. Zsigmondy, Austrian/German chemist, winner of the 1925 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his ultramicroscopic examinations of colloids.
Famous Chemists - Last Names Starting with Z
Scientists who Made Important Chemistry Discoveries
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide
Zsigmondy was a famous Austrian and German chemist and winner of the 1925 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
This is an alphabetical list of famous chemists and other scientists who made important contributions to the field of chemistry.
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