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魏格納

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Mandarin · pinyin Wèi gé nà

Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift

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魏: wèi · kingdom of Wei; surname
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
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纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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4–2–4 · Wei4 ge2 na4

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a transliteration of the German surname Wegener, notably borne by Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), a German climatologist and geologist

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