▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁academic ▁research ▁on ▁child ▁development , ▁he ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁architect s ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁Head ▁Start ▁program . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Z ig ler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁to ▁Frank ▁Z ig ler ▁and ▁Ger tr ude ▁G le it man ▁Z ig ler . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri , ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Z ig ler ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁development al ▁psych ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Much ▁of ▁Z ig ler ' s ▁applied ▁research ▁aim ed ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁improve ▁services ▁for ▁dis adv ant aged ▁children , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁with ▁intellectual ▁dis abilities , ▁or ▁children ▁of ▁pover ty . ▁ ▁He ▁taught ▁one ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁at ▁Columbia ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Y ale ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁appointed ▁Z ig ler ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Child ▁Development . ▁There , ▁Z ig ler ▁worked ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁Head ▁Start ▁program ▁created ▁under ▁the ▁Johnson ▁Administration . ▁ ▁Among ▁many ▁additional ▁public ▁service ▁contributions , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁Children ' s ▁Res ett lement ▁Ad vis