Wegener
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Wegener may refer to:
- Alfred WegenerAlfred WegenerAlfred Lothar Wegener was a German scientist, geophysicist, and meteorologist.He is most notable for his theory of continental drift , proposed in 1912, which hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth...
(1880 – 1930), German geologist and meteorologist- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine ResearchAlfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine ResearchThe Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research is a scientific organization located in Bremerhaven, Germany. The institute was founded in 1980 and is named after revolutionary meteorologist climatologist, and geologist Alfred Wegener...
- Wegener CanyonWegener CanyonWegener Canyon is an undersea canyon named for Alfred Wegener. Name proposed by Hans Werner Schenke, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 7/89 ....
, undersea canyon - Mount WegenerMount WegenerMount Wegener is a mountain rising to 1,385 m in central Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. The feature was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey , 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with the names of...
, Antarctic mountain in the Read Mountains in the Shackleton Range - Wegener RangeWegener RangeWegener Range is a mountain range with peaks rising to 1,800 m, trending WNW-ESE for about 45 nautical miles between Maury Glacier and Fenton Glacier in southeast Palmer Land. The range was first photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service , 1940; rephotographed by...
, Antarctic mountain range
- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
- Bertha Frensel WegenerBertha Frensel WegenerBertha Frensel Wegener-Kloopman was a Dutch composer and music educator.-Biography:Bertha Wegener was born in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. She studied composition and piano at the Conservatory in Amsterdam and continued studying with composer Bernard Zweers and vocal pedagogue Hugo Bellwidt in...
(1874 – 1953), Dutch composer and music educator - Bobby WegenerBobby WegenerRobert "Bobby" Wegener served as Oklahoma's Secretary of Energy from 2008-2011, having been appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry in 2008. He was Governor Henry's second Secretary of Energy, succeeding David Fleischaker...
Oklahoma's Secretary of Energy from 2008-2011, - Einar Mogens Wegener (1882 – 1931), birth name of transsexual pioneer Lili ElbeLili ElbeLili Elbe was an Intersex person and one of the first identifiable recipients of male to female sex reassignment surgery. Elbe was born as a male in Denmark. Born as Einar Mogens Wegener, she identified as male for most of her life and was a successful artist with that name...
- Emmy WegenerEmmy WegenerEmmy Heil Frensel-Wegener was a Dutch violinist, pianist, poet and composer, the daughter of composer Bertha Frensel Wegener-Kloopman and Jolen Frensel-Wegener...
(1901 – 1973), Dutch violinist, pianist, poet and composer, - Friedrich WegenerFriedrich WegenerFriedrich Wegener was a German pathologist who is notable for his description of a rare disease... Although this disease was known before Wegener's description, since the 1950s it has been called by the name Wegener's granulomatosis.Wegener joined the Nazi Party in 1932...
(1907 – 1990), German pathologist- The disease Wegener's granulomatosisWegener's granulomatosisWegener's granulomatosis , more recently granulomatosis with polyangiitis , is an incurable form of vasculitis that affects the nose, lungs, kidneys and other organs. Due to its end-organ damage, it is life-threatening and requires long-term immunosuppression...
- The disease Wegener's granulomatosis
- Gerda WegenerGerda WegenerGerda Gottlieb Wegener Porta was a Danish illustrator and painter best known for her erotica.-Biography:She grew up originally from the provinces as the daughter of a clergyman. She moved to Copenhagen to pursue her education at the Royal Art Academy, and married fellow artist Einar Wegener in...
(1886 – 1940), Danish illustrator - Ingo WegenerIngo WegenerIngo Wegener was an influential German computer scientist working in the field of theoretical computer science.-Awards and honors:...
(1950 – 2008), German computer scientist - Mike WegenerMike WegenerMichael Denis Wegener is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the Baltimore Orioles before the 1964 season, drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Orioles in the 1964 first-year draft , and later drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Phillies as the 15th...
(born 1946), Major League Baseball pitcher - Paul WegenerPaul WegenerPaul Wegener was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.-Stage and early film career:...
(1874 – 1948), German actor and film director - Paul Wegener (Gauleiter)Paul Wegener (Gauleiter)Paul Wegener was a German Nazi Party official.-Early career:Wegener joined the Nazi Party in 1930 and the Sturmabteilung the following year. He became Kreisleiter for Bremen in 1933 and a delegate to the Reichstag for Weser-Ems that same year...
(1908 – 1993), German Nazi Party official - Stephen T. WegenerStephen T. WegenerStephen Thomas Wegener is an American rehabilitation psychologist specializing in the psychology of pain management. His work seeks to improve function and reduce disability for persons with chronic illness and impairments, including occupational injuries, rheumatic disease, spinal cord injury or...
(born 1952), American psychologist - Ulrich WegenerUlrich WegenerUlrich K. "Ricky" Wegener is a retired German police officer and founding member of the counter-terrorist force GSG 9. He was born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg...
(born 1929), German police officer - Wilhelm WegenerWilhelm WegenerWilhelm Wegener was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
(1895 – 1944), German general of infantry during World War II - Wolfgang WegenerWolfgang Wegener (naval historian)Wolfgang Wegener was an officer in the German Navy, retiring in 1926 with the rank of Vizeadmiral ....
(1875 – 1956), German admiral and naval historian
See also
- Kapitänleutnant Wegener, Commander of German submarine UB-27, killed in the Baralong IncidentBaralong IncidentThe Baralong Incidents were naval engagements of the First World War in August and September 1915, involving the Royal Navy Q-Ship HMS Baralong, later renamed HMS Wyandra, and two German U-boats....
in 1915 - Wegener (television), a maker of television broadcast equipment including the WeatherStarWeatherStarWeatherStar refers to the technology used by The Weather Channel to generate their Local Forecast segments on cable TV systems nationwide...
systems, and developers of the Wegener Panda analogue audio compression system used on analogue satellite televisionSatellite televisionSatellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
. - Wegener (company)Wegener (company)Koninklijke Wegener NV is a Dutch publisher of newspapers. It is the largest publisher of regional newspapers, free newspapers and special interest magazines in the Netherlands and also deals with internet products and graphical products-History:...
, a Dutch media conglomerate - Wegener (lunar crater)Wegener (lunar crater)Wegener is a lunar impact crater that is located in the Moon's northern hemisphere, about midway between the equator and the north pole. It lies on the far side from the Earth, behind the northwestern limb. The southwestern rim of Wegener iintrudes slightly into the much larger walled plain Landau...
, lunar impact crater in the Moon's northern hemisphere - 29227 Wegener29227 Wegener29227 Wegener is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 29, 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
(1992 DY13), main-belt asteroid discovered on February 29, 1992