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Alfred Wegener

1880 - 1930

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Alfred Wegener

Alfred Lothar Wegener (* 1. November 1880 in Berlin; † November 1930 auf Grönland) war ein deutscher Meteorologe sowie Polar- und Geowissenschaftler. Als sein wichtigster Beitrag zur Wissenschaft gilt seine – erst posthum anerkannte – Theorie der Kontinentalverschiebung, die eine wesentliche Grundlage für das heutige Modell der Plattentektonik wurde. Zu seinen Lebzeiten war Wegener vor allem für seine Verdienste in der Meteorologie und als Pionier der Polarforschung bekannt. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

Seine Biografie ist in 80 verschiedenen Sprachen auf Wikipedia verfügbar. Alfred Wegener ist der 2nd beliebteste Geologe (gesunken vom 1st im Jahr 2024), die 151st beliebteste Biografie aus Deutschland (gesunken vom 109th im Jahr 2019) und der beliebteste aus Deutschland Geologe.

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Among Geologes

Among geologes, Alfred Wegener ranks 2 out of 90. Before him are Charles Francis Richter. After him are Nicolas Steno, Milutin Milanković, Inge Lehmann, Charles Lyell, Friedrich Mohs, James Hutton, Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Francis Beaufort.

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Charles Francis Richter
1900 - 1985
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 1
Alfred Wegener
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 2
Nicolas Steno
1638 - 1686
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 3
Milutin Milanković
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 4
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 5
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 6
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 7
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 8
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 9
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 10
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 11
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Alfred Wegener ranks 4. Before him are George Marshall, Helen Keller, and Guillaume Apollinaire. After him are Douglas MacArthur, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Fedor von Bock, John Boyd Orr, Robert Musil, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Franz Marc. Among people deceased in 1930, Alfred Wegener ranks 5. Before him are Arthur Conan Doyle, D. H. Lawrence, Fridtjof Nansen, and Ilya Repin. After him are Mary Harris Jones, Zewditu, Allvar Gullstrand, Fritz Pregl, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Christiaan Eijkman, and William Howard Taft.

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George Marshall
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1959
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 1
Helen Keller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1968
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 2
Guillaume Apollinaire
WRITER
1880 - 1918
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 3
Alfred Wegener
GEOLOGIST
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 4
Douglas MacArthur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1964
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 5
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 6
Fedor von Bock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1945
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 7
John Boyd Orr
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1971
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 8
Robert Musil
WRITER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 9
Oswald Spengler
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1936
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 10
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
PAINTER
1880 - 1938
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 11
Franz Marc
PAINTER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1930

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Arthur Conan Doyle
WRITER
1859 - 1930
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 1
D. H. Lawrence
WRITER
1885 - 1930
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 2
Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 3
Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 4
Alfred Wegener
GEOLOGIST
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 5
Mary Harris Jones
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1930
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 6
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 7
Allvar Gullstrand
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 8
Fritz Pregl
CHEMIST
1869 - 1930
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 9
Vladimir Mayakovsky
WRITER
1893 - 1930
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 10
Christiaan Eijkman
PHYSICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 11
William Howard Taft
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 12

In Deutschland

Among people born in Deutschland, Alfred Wegener ranks 151 out of NaN. Before him are Walter Benjamin (1892), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Eduard Buchner (1860), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), and Friedrich Fröbel (1782). After him are Friedrich Merz (1955), Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Theodor W. Adorno (1903), Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), and Friedrich Hölderlin (1770).

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Walter Benjamin
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1940
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 145
Augustus II the Strong
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1733
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 146
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 147
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 148
Frederick William IV of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 149
Friedrich Fröbel
PHILOSOPHER
1782 - 1852
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 150
Alfred Wegener
GEOLOGIST
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 151
Friedrich Merz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 152
Friedrich Wöhler
CHEMIST
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 153
Theodor W. Adorno
SOCIOLOGIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 154
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
CHEMIST
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 155
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 156
Friedrich Hölderlin
WRITER
1770 - 1843
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 157