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Who was Alfred Wegener? Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin, Germany on November 1, 1880. He was a meteorologist (a person who studies the atmosphere and its weather (Meteorology, n.d.)) and geologist (a person who studies about the Earth’s history through rocks, layers of soil, etc. (Geology, n.d.)). In the early twentieth century, Wegener championed the continental drift theory. In 1904, he attended University of Berlin, where is he studied natural sciences also, received his doctorate in astronomy. While conducting a third expedition to Greenland, Wegener died due to a severe heart attack in 1930. His body was soon discovered a year later. His colleague, Rasmus Villusen buried his body with a great deal of care and respect. What was the Continental Drift Theory? The theory started when Alfred Wegener started looking at the continents of the present day. He noticed that costal lines of South America and Africa were once together. Like the continents were one big puzzle. Over 200 million years ago, the present continents were one big supercontinent which Wegener named it Pangaea. In Greek, the word Pangaea means “all land”. He called this movement of the landmasses continental drift. Wegener's Evidence for Supporting Continental Drift Theory After discovering the continental drift theory, now Wegener needs strong, supportive evidence to back up how the continents moved to their present locations. Wegener’s first evidences were that the coastlines of the…