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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instanceOf geophysicist
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 NERFINISHED
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
University of Innsbruck NERFINISHED
employer University of Graz NERFINISHED
University of Marburg NERFINISHED
familyName Wegener NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Wladimir Köppen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork climatology
geophysics
meteorology
polar research
givenName Alfred
hasWork Klimaschwankungen und Völkerwanderungen
Thermodynamik der Atmosphäre NERFINISHED
hypothesisBasedOn distribution of fossils
fit of continental coastlines
geological similarities across continents
paleoclimatic evidence
influenced development of plate tectonics theory
knownFor Greenland expeditions
pioneering work in paleoclimatology
theory of continental drift
languageOfWork German
name Alfred Lothar Wegener NERFINISHED
nationality German
occupation researcher
university teacher
participatedIn Greenland expedition 1906–1908 NERFINISHED
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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supercontinent Pangaea proposedBy Alfred Wegener
subject surface form: Pangaea
supercontinent Pangaea paleogeographicReconstructionBy Alfred Wegener
subject surface form: Pangaea