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Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift was widely ridiculed in his day. |
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 Wegener, Alfred (1880-1930) Summary
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 German meteorologist Alfred Wegener was primarily a meteorologist who became much more famous for proposing the idea of continental drift. Decades after his death, the theory of continental drift that he had proposed in 1912 became the well-established... summary from source:
 Alfred Lothar Wegener Summary
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 1880-1930 German Meteorologist and Geophysicist Alfred Lothar Wegener was a meteorologist and geophysicist best known for his theory of continental drift, according to which Earth's continents once formed a single landmass and over time drifted... summary from source:
Alfred Lothar Wegener Summary
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1880-1930 German geophysicist whose theory of continental drift preceeded the current understanding of plate tectonics. Born in Berlin, the son of an orphanage director, Wegener earned a doctorate in astronomy, and went on several harrowing expeditions... summary from source:
 Wegener, Alfred (Lothar) Summary
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(born Nov. 1, 1880, Berlin, Ger.—died Nov. 1930, Greenland) German meteorologist and geophysicist. After earning a Ph.D. in astronomy (1905), he became interested in paleoclimatology and traveled to Greenland to research polar air circulation. He... summary from source:
 Alfred Wegener Summary
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Alfred Lothar Wegener (Berlin, November 1, 1880 – Greenland, November 2 or 3, 1930) was a German interdisciplinary scientist and meteorologist, who became famous for his theory of continental drift ("Kontinentalverschiebung" or "die Verschiebung der... 
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