Birthdate: November 1, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: November 1, 1930
Alfred Lothar Wegener, a German scientist, made significant contributions to climatology, geology, geophysics, meteorology, and polar research. He is best known for proposing the continental drift hypothesis in 1912. Despite facing initial rejection, his ideas gained acceptance in the 1950s with the development of plate tectonics theory. Wegener led expeditions to Greenland, where he conducted pioneering research on polar air circulation and made important meteorological observations. His work included the first overwintering on the inland Greenland ice sheet and the first ice core drilling on a moving Arctic glacier.
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