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 (Martian crater)

Places

* Wegener Range, an Antarctic mountain range * Mount Wegener, 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 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 (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 (1907–1990), German pathologist * Gerda Wegener (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 (born 1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Myrton O. Wegener (1917–1991), American farmer, businessman, and politician * Otto Wegener (1849–1924), French portrait photographer * Otto Wegener (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) (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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