Alfred Wegener
a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher
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Born
Alfred Lothar Wegener 1 November 1880 Berlin, German Empire
Died
November 1930 (aged 50) Greenland
Nationality
German
Known for
Continental drift theory
Fields
Climatology, geology, geophysics, meteorology
Alma mater
University of Berlin ( Ph.D. )
adultbasic
Germany
Citizenship
German
Doctoral advisor
Julius Bauschinger
era
1800+
Influenced
Johannes Letzmann