Alfred Wegener

Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German meteorologist, physicist, geographer, and university teacher. Born in Berlin in 1880, he was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and held professor positions at the University of Tartu, University of Marburg, and University of Graz. His professional work focused on geology, and he conducted research in Marburg. Wegener participated in the Denmark Expedition and served during World War I.

He was a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and authored works such as *Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane* and *Mit Motorboot und Schlitten in Grönland*. His doctoral advisors were Julius Bauschinger and Wilhelm Julius Foerster. Wegener died in Greenland in 1930. He wrote in German and is described by the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia.