doctoral_advisor death_place death_date birth_place nationality field work_institutions birth_date prizes article_title name alma_mater
hans fischer frankfurt 10 september 1965 munich germany chemistry cassella -lrb- 1924 -- 1963 -rrb- 14 march 1899 order -lrb- 1953 -rrb- of merit of the federal republic of germany werner zerweck
 werner zerweck technical university of munich
werner zerweck

werner zerweck -lrb- 14 march 1899 in munich -- 10 september 1965 -rrb- was a german chemist , inventor and industrial leader , who served as ceo of the chemical and pharmaceutical company cassella from 1953 to 1963 .
he was also a member of the advisory board of deutsche bank from 1953 .
zerweck was one of the pioneers in the development of synthetic fibers .
