Alfred Wegener
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Alfred Wegener was a German polar researcher, geophysicist, and meteorologist best known for formulating the theory of continental drift.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred Wegener canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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human ⓘ meteorologist ⓘ polar researcher ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in astronomy ⓘ |
| birthCountry | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1880-11-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Greenland ice sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | exposure during Greenland expedition ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1930-11-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Innsbruck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Graz
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University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wegener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Wladimir Köppen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climatology
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geophysics ⓘ meteorology ⓘ polar research ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Klimaschwankungen und Völkerwanderungen
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Thermodynamik der Atmosphäre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hypothesisBasedOn |
distribution of fossils
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fit of continental coastlines ⓘ geological similarities across continents ⓘ paleoclimatic evidence ⓘ |
| influenced | development of plate tectonics theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greenland expeditions
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pioneering work in paleoclimatology ⓘ theory of continental drift ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| name | Alfred Lothar Wegener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Greenland expedition 1906–1908
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Greenland expedition 1912–1913 NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland expedition 1929–1930 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedInPublication | Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork | 1915 ⓘ |
| spouse | Else Köppen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory | continental drift ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pangaea
subject surface form:
Pangaea