Wegener may refer to:

Astronomy

29227 Wegener 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bot ...

, a main-belt asteroid *

Wegener (lunar crater) Wegener may refer to: Astronomy * 29227 Wegener, a main-belt asteroid * Wegener (lunar crater) * Wegener (Martian crater) Places * Wegener Range, an Antarctic mountain range * Mount Wegener, an Antarctic mountain in the Read Mountains in ...

* Wegener (Martian crater)

Places

Wegener Range Wegener Range () is a mountain range with peaks rising to , trending west-northwest – east-soitheast for about between Maury Glacier and Fenton Glacier in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location The Wegener Range is in eastern Palmer ...

, an Antarctic mountain range *

Mount Wegener Read Mountains is a group of rocky summits, the highest being Holmes Summit at , lying east of Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range. Name The Read Mountains were first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic ...

, an Antarctic mountain in the Read Mountains in the Shackleton Range * Wegener Canyon, an undersea canyon * Wegener Halvo Formation, 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 ...

Medicine

* Wegener's granulomatosis, now known as

granulomatosis with polyangiitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), after Nazi German physician Friedrich Wegener, is a rare, long-term, systemic disorder that involves the formation of granulomas and vasculitis, inflammatio ...

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 a highly supported scientific theory, originating in the early 20th century, that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time. The theory of continental drift has since been validated and inc ...

* ''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 attacking a nearby merchant ship, the ''Nicosian' ...

in 1915 * Bertha Frensel Wegener (1874–1953), Dutch composer and music educator * Bobby Wegener, 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. Background Manuela was born and died in Berlin. She worked in Germany as a singer of Schlager songs. She played in ...

(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, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery (then called sex reassignment surgery). Elbe was a p ...

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 Ameri ...

(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 port ...

(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 being a high-ranking Nazi physician and for his description of a rare disease originally referred to Wegener disease and now referred ...

(1907–1990), German pathologist *

Gerda Wegener Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener ( Gottlieb; 15 March 1885 – 28 July 1940) was a Danish illustrator and painter. Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of her time concerning gender and l ...

(1886–1940), Danish illustrator * Ingo Wegener (1950–2008), German computer scientist *

Kurt Wegener Kurt Wegener (3 April 1878 – 29 February 1964) was a German meteorologist and polar explorer. He was the brother of Alfred Wegener and the cousin of Paul Wegener. He worked at the Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg near Beeskow with his br ...

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

Mike Wegener Michael Denis Wegener (October 8, 1946 – December 6, 2023) was an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. The , right-hander was signed by the Baltimore Orioles before the 1964 season, selected by the Philadelphia Phillies from Baltimo ...

(born 1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Myrton O. Wegener (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 photography. Biography He moved to Paris to open a photographic studio when he was eighteen. Where and how he learned photograph ...

(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 conce ...

(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 Wegene ...

(1908–1993), German Nazi Party official * Stephen T. Wegener (born 1952), American psychologist *

Ulrich Wegener Ulrich Klaus Wegener (22 August 1929 – 28 December 2017) was a German police officer of the Federal Border Protection (holding the rank of Brigadier General and the official title of Commander of the Federal Border Protection, Border Protect ...

(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 ...

(1895–1944), German general during World War II * Wolfgang Wegener (1875–1956), German admiral and naval historian

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