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Kurt Wegener
German polar explorer and meteorologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurt Wegener (April 3, 1878 in Berlin - February 29, 1964 in Munich) was a German meteorologist and polar explorer.
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![]() Members of the expedition Junkers. Left to right : Kurt Wegener, A. Neumann, H.H. Marteau, F. Duus. Above: W. Löwe, Holbein, Wedekind (1923) | |
Born | 3 April 1878 ![]() |
Died | 29 February 1964 ![]() |
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He was the brother of Alfred Wegener and the cousin of Paul Wegener.[1] He worked at the Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg near Beeskow with his brother.