Wegener may refer to:

Astronomy

29227 Wegener 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

, a main-belt asteroid *

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 int ...

Wegener (Martian crater) Wegener is an impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 64.6°S latitude and 4.0°W longitude. It measures approximately in diameter and was named after German geophysicist Alfred Wegener (1880–1930). The name was approved by ...

Places

Wegener Range Wegener Range () is a mountain range with peaks rising to 1,800 m, trending WNW-ESE for about 45 nautical miles (80 km) between Maury Glacier and Fenton Glacier in southeast Palmer Land. The range was first photographed from the air ...

, an Antarctic mountain range *

Mount Wegener Mount 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 in 1967 and was surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) from 1968 to 1971. It was named ...

, an Antarctic mountain in the Read Mountains in the Shackleton Range *

Wegener Canyon Wegener Canyon () is a submarine canyon named for Alfred Wegener. It is located between Kap Norvegia and the Explora Escarpment as a feature for sediment transport at the Antarctic continental margin. The Canyon was mapped during various expeditio ...

, an undersea canyon *

Wegener Halvo Formation The Wegener Halvo Formation is a geologic formation in Greenland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greenland This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic unit ...

, a geologic formation in Greenland

Businesses

Wegener (company) Koninklijke Wegener NV was a Dutch publisher of newspapers. It was the largest publisher of daily regional newspapers, free local newspapers and special interest magazines in the Netherlands. It also sold internet products and graphical products. ...

, a Dutch media conglomerate *

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (German: ''Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung'') is located in Bremerhaven, Germany, and a member of the Helmholtz Association o ...

Medicine

* Wegener's granulomatosis, now known as

granulomatosis with polyangiitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), is a rare long-term systemic disorder that involves the formation of granulomas and inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis). It is a form of vasculitis ...

People

Alfred Wegener Alfred Lothar Wegener (; ; 1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and ...

(1880–1930), German geologist who originated the theory of

continental drift Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed. The idea of continental drift has been subsumed into the science of pla ...

* ''Kapitänleutnant'' Bernhard Wegener, commander of German submarine ''U-27'', killed in one of the two

Baralong incidents The ''Baralong'' incidents were two incidents during the First World War in August and September 1915, involving the Royal Navy Q-ship and two German U-boats. ''Baralong'' sank , which had been preparing to attack a nearby merchant ship, t ...

in 1915 *

Bertha Frensel Wegener Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman (27 September 1874, in Bloemendaal – 17 July 1953, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer and music educator. Biography Bertha Koopman studied composition and piano at the Amsterdam Conservatory and continued studyi ...

(1874–1953), Dutch composer and music educator *

Bobby Wegener Robert "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. Wegener had previ ...

, American lawyer and Oklahoma's Secretary of Energy from 2008-2011 *

Manuela (singer) Doris Inge Wegener (; 18 August 1943 – 13 February 2001), better known by her stage name Manuela , was a German singer. Life Manuela was born and died in Berlin. She worked in Germany as a singer of Schlager songs. She played in some Ge ...

(1943–2001), German singer Doris Inge Wegener * Einar Mogens Wegener (1882–1931), birth name of transsexual pioneer

Lili Elbe Lili Ilse Elvenes (28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931), better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter and transgender woman, and among the early recipients of sex reassignment surgery. She was a successful painter under her birth name Ei ...

Emmy Wegener Emmy Heil Frensel-Wegener (14 June 1901 in Amsterdam – 11 January 1973 in Laren (North Holland) was a Dutch violinist, pianist, poet and composer. Life and career Wegener was the daughter of composer Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman and Amer ...

(1901–1973), Dutch violinist, pianist, poet and composer * Frederico or Federico Wegener, aliases of

Eduard Roschmann Eduard Roschmann (25 November 1908 – 8 August 1977) was an Austrian Nazi SS-''Obersturmführer'' and commandant of the Riga Ghetto during 1943. He was responsible for numerous murders and other atrocities. As a result of a fictionalized por ...

(1908–1977), Nazi SS officer known as the "Butcher of Riga" *

Friedrich Wegener Friedrich Wegener (7 April 1907, Varel – 9 July 1990, Lübeck, ) was a German pathologist who is notable for his description of a rare disease originally referred to Wegener disease and now referred to as granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Altho ...

(1907–1990), German pathologist *

Gerda Wegener Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener ( Gottlieb; 15 March 1886 – 28 July 1940) was a Danes, Danish illustrator and Painting, painter. Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of gender and love ...

(1886–1940), Danish illustrator *

Ingo Wegener Ingo Wegener (December 4, 1950 in Bremen – November 26, 2008 in Bielefeld) was an influential German computer scientist working in the field of theoretical computer science. Education and career Wegener was educated at the Bielefeld University. ...

(1950–2008), German computer scientist *

Kurt Wegener Kurt Wegener (April 3, 1878 in Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European U ...

(1878–1964), German polar explorer and meteorologist, brother of Alfred *

Mike Wegener Michael Denis Wegener (born October 8, 1946) 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 dra ...

(born 1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Myrton O. Wegener Myrton O. Wegener (November 7, 1917 – May 5, 1991) was an American businessman and politician. Wegener was born in Woodside Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. He went to the Bertha, Todd County, Minnesota public schools and graduate ...

(1917–1991), American farmer, businessman, and politician *

Otto Wegener Otto Wegener (20 January 1849, in Helsingborg – 4 February 1924, in Paris) was a Swedish-born French portrait photographer. Biography He moved to Paris to open a photographic studio when he was eighteen. Where and how he learned photography ...

(1849–1924), French portrait photographer *

(1881–1938), Danish sports shooter *

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conc ...

(1874–1948), German actor and film director *

Paul Wegener (Nazi) Paul Wegener (1 October 1908 – 5 May 1993) was a German Nazi Party official and politician who served as the ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Weser-Ems as well as the ''Reichsstatthalter'' of both Bremen and the Free State of Oldenburg. Early life We ...

(1908–1993), German Nazi Party official *

Stephen T. Wegener Stephen Thomas Wegener (born November 20, 1952) is an American rehabilitation psychologist specializing in the psychology of pain management.Gillis, Linda (October 3, 1991)Individuals handle their pain in different ways.''Indianapolis Star'' His wor ...

(born 1952), American psychologist *

Ulrich Wegener Ulrich Klaus "Ricky" Wegener (22 August 1929 – 28 December 2017) was a German police officer and founding member of the counter-terrorist force GSG 9. Early life Wegener was born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg. He was conscripted into the Luftwaffe ...

(1929–2017), German police officer *

Wilhelm Wegener __NOTOC__ Wilhelm Wegener (29 April 1895 – 24 September 1944) 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. He was killed in action by t ...

(1895–1944), German general during World War II *

Wolfgang Wegener Wolfgang Wegener (September 16, 1875 in StettinOctober 29, 1956 in Berlin-Zehlendorf) was an officer in the Imperial German Navy, retiring in 1926 with the rank of ''Vizeadmiral'' (vice-admiral). He is noted as the originator of a series of influ ...

(1875–1956), German admiral and naval historian