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   Alfred Lothar Wegener (/ ˈ v eɪ ɡ ən ər /; German: [ˈʔalfʁeːt ˈveːɡənɐ]; 1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Alfred-WegenerAlfred Wegener | Biography, Theory, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Alfred Wegener (born November 1, 1880, Berlin, Germany—died November 1930, Greenland) was a German meteorologist and geophysicist who formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.

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   • German meteorologist and geophysicist Alfred Wegener was the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis. Pr...
   • Wegener noticed the similarity in the coastlines of eastern South America and western Africa and speculated that those lands had once formed a supe...
   • Wegener published his theory in full in 1915, but his contemporaries mostly found it implausible. By 1930 it had been rejected by most geologists,...

4. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopediaContinental Drift - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about the theory of continental drift, proposed by Alfred Wegener, and how it relates to plate tectonics. Explore the evidence for Pangaea, the supercontinent that broke up over time, and the examples of tectonic activity today.

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   Who was Alfred Wegener?

   • Expedition participants made many meteorological observations and were the first to overwinter on the inland Greenland ice sheet and the first to bore ice cores on a moving Arctic glacier. Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin on 1 November 1880, the youngest of five children, to Richard Wegener and his wife Anna.

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   When did Wegener come up with a continental drift theory?

   • In November 1926 Wegener presented his continental drift theory at a symposium of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in New York City, again earning rejection from everyone but the chairman. Three years later the fourth and final expanded edition of "The Origin of Continents and Oceans" appeared.

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   How did Alfred Wegener die?

   • Six months later, on 12 May 1931, Wegener's skis were discovered. Expedition members built a pyramid-shaped mausoleum in the ice and snow, and Alfred Wegener's body was laid to rest. Wegener had been 50 years of age and a heavy smoker, and it was believed that he had died of heart failure brought on by overexertion.

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   What did Wegener do differently?

   • What Wegener did differently was synthesizing a large amount of data in one place. He used true continents’ edges based on the continental shelves’ shapes.

   5.1: Alfred Wegener’s Continental Drift Hypothesis

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6. www.bbvaopenmind.com › en › scienceAlfred Wegener and His Theory of Continental Drift | OpenMind

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   Oct 30, 2020 · Learn how Wegener, a German meteorologist, proposed in 1912 that the continents had once formed a supercontinent called Pangaea and broke apart over time. Discover how his theory was rejected by geologists and how it became the basis of plate tectonics.

7. www.thoughtco.com › biography-of-alfred-wegenerBiography of Alfred Wegener, German Scientist - ThoughtCo

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   May 15, 2019 · Learn about Alfred Wegener, a German scientist who developed the theory of continental drift and Pangaea. Discover his life, work, expeditions and legacy in this biography.

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9. geo.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Geology5.1: Alfred Wegener’s Continental Drift Hypothesis

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) was a German scientist specializing in meteorology and climatology. His knack for questioning accepted ideas started in 1910 when he disagreed with the explanation that the Bering Land Bridge was formed by isostasy and that similar land bridges once connected the continents.

10. ucmp.berkeley.edu › history › wegenerAlfred Wegener - University of California Museum of Paleontology

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    Learn about the life and work of Alfred Wegener, the brilliant interdisciplinary scientist who proposed the revolutionary theory of continental drift. Discover how he collected evidence, faced criticism, and influenced the modern understanding of Earth's history and dynamics.