The scientist Alfred Wegener

Alfred Wegener

Living place: Berlin

Birthday: 1-11-1880

Global rank: #17863

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Who is The scientist Alfred Wegener?
German meteorology and geophysics were the first to postulate the theory of continental drift, which hypothesized that the Earth's continents had drifted at sea over the years, 1912.
Before the existence of the jet stream was accepted he was on several expeditions to Greenland where he studied polar air circulation.
 
 

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He had his first major experience in meteorology working as an assistant to his brother, who was also a scientist.

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He married Elsa Koppen Wegener in 1913.

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His theory was initially met with criticism from many scientists, including Albert Einstein.

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When was The scientist Alfred Wegener born?
Alfred Wegener was born in 1-11-1880, death year is , at the age of 144.
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Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin, of Germany. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Alfred Wegener's global rank is 17863 and whose rank is 24 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1880 and 1-11

Birthday Alfred Wegener (1-11) in history

  • Day 1-11 year 1512: The frescoes by artist Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first presented to the public.
  • Day 1-11 year 1755: A devastating earthquake, fire, and tsunami leveled the city of Lisbon, Portugal, and claimed the lives of 70,000 people. It is considered the most tragic event in Europe in the 18th century.
  • Day 1-11 year 1765: The Stamp Act, the first direct tax levied on the American colonies, went into effect.
  • Day 1-11 year 1870: The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.
  • Day 1-11 year 1936: Benito Mussolini described the new alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
  • Day 1-11 year 1952: The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.
  • Day 1-11 year 1993: The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, establishing the European Union.
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