Title

Alfred Lothar Wegener, German geophysicist and meteorologist. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Alfred Lothar Wegener, German geophysicist and meteorologist. Wegener (1880-1930) formulated the theory of Continental Drift (Wegener Hypothesis), published in 1915. Wegener postulated that the continents had not always occupied their present locations, but had moved across the Earth's surface over geological history. Wegener's theory was not widely accepted until the 1950s, but is today explained by the theory of Plate Tectonics.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B64_102

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No

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Rights managed

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30,0Mb (655,6Kb) / 8,7in x 13,4in / 2602 x 4030 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male job man men German country meteorological meteorology science geology guy occupation geography scientist location century profession B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 1910s 20th century geologist geophysicist geophysics meteorologist plate tectonics Oxford Science Archive continental drift Alfred Wegener photograph portrait Unknown Wegener Alfred Lothar Alfred Lothar Wegener photograph portrait