魏格纳是德国人,1880年11月1日出生在柏林.魏格纳年青时在大学里攻读天文学和气象学,1905年获博士学位.1906年他应邀参加丹麦探险队,前往北极圈内的格陵兰探险,其间还参加乘气球远航的飞行,并创造了连续飞行52小时的当时世界纪录.回国后,任德国马尔堡大学天文学和气象学讲师.1924年应聘任奥地利格拉茨大学大气与地球物理学教授. Wigner was German and was born in Berlin on November 1, 1880. Wagner studied astronomy and meteorology at college and a doctorate in 1905. In 1906 he was invited to participate in the Danish expedition to the Arctic Circle Greenland adventure, during which time also participated in the voyage of balloon voyage, and created a continuous flight 52 hours of the world record.After returning, as a professor of astronomy and meteorology at the University of Marburg, Germany 1924 Appointment of the University of Graz, Austria Atmospheric and Geophysical Professor of learning.