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Albertus Magnus

1206 - 1280

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Albertus Magnus (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia, Albert von Bollstadt, or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers. Canonized in 1931, he was known during his lifetime as Doctor universalis and Doctor expertus; late in his life the sobriquet Magnus was appended to his name. Scholars such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albertus Magnus is the 161st most popular religious figure (down from 104th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Germany (down from 70th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Religious Figure.

Albertus Magnus is most famous for his work in the field of natural sciences. He studied and wrote about many subjects, including astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, mineralogy, and zoology.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Albertus Magnus ranks 161 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope-elect Stephen, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Ambrose, Pope Innocent XIII, John Chrysostom, and Esther. After him are Hasan ibn Ali, Arius, Pope Anacletus, Pope Gregory IX, Rebecca, and Simon the Zealot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1206, Albertus Magnus ranks 2. Before him is Güyük Khan. After him are Béla IV of Hungary, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Peter of Verona, Maria Laskarina, Godan Khan, and Konrad von Thüringen. Among people deceased in 1280, Albertus Magnus ranks 1. After him are Pope Nicholas III, Magnus VI of Norway, Orda Khan, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, Al-Said Barakah, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Guan Hanqing, Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, John I de la Roche, and Jacopo Contarini.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Albertus Magnus ranks 74 out of 7,253. Before him are Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Erich Fromm (1900), and Ambrose (340). After him are Karl Lagerfeld (1933), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Richard Strauss (1864), Theodor Mommsen (1817), Helmut Kohl (1930), and Emil Fischer (1852).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Albertus Magnus ranks 5. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Martin Luther (1483), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), and Ambrose (340). After him are Pope Joan (null), Pope Damasus II (1000), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), and Bruno of Cologne (1030).

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