Albert the Great (variously known as Albertus Magnus, Albert the German, Albert of Ratisborn, or Albert of Cologne), was the only scholar of his age to have received this title of "the Great," which was also used before his death. He is also referred...

The German philosopher and naturalist St. Albertus Magnus (ca. 1193-1280), also known as Albert the Great, was a dominant figure in the evolution of Christian scholastic thought and a precursor of modern science. Albert was born in Lauingen, Swabia....

Albert of Lauingen (also known as Albert of Bollstadt or Albert of Cologne) acquired the title Magnus (the Great) from his contemporaries even before his death. By 1280 he had long since entered the company of the major thinkers of the thirteenth...

c. 1193-1280 German Natural Scientist, Philosopher, and Theologian Although surpassed in philosophy and theology by his humble student, Thomas Aquinas, and perhaps also in natural science by his jealous rival, Roger Bacon, his contemporaries generally...

(Albertus Magnus; ca. 1200–1280). Now remembered as a theologian and philosopher, this teacher of Thomas Aquinas is perhaps most original in his scientific works. Albert was born into a noble family in Lauingen on the Danube, near Ulm. He studied...

. (Albertus Magnus) c. 1200–80. Born in Germany, he worked mainly there and in Paris (and taught AQUINAS in the 1240s). He contributed to empirical science, and was a pioneer in reconciling Greek and Arabic science and philosophy with...

c. 1200-c. 1280 German naturalist and philosopher who wrote highly detailed accounts of plants and animals in De vegetabilibus et plantis and De animalibus. He also had an impact on scientific study overall by promoting new investigation rather than...

Albertus Magnus, O.P. (b. 1193/1206 - d. November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and priest who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of...

Albertus Magnus College will begin construction next spring on a $6-million science, art and technology building, adding 18,000-square feet for academic programs to its Prospect Street campus. President Julia M. McNamara made the announcement at the annual Reunion Weekend luncheon of the College's Alumni...

New Haven's Albertus Magnus College is offering its intensive, degree-granting New Dimensions program designed to serve the needs of business professionals throughout Fairfield County. Courses are given at Summer Street in Stamford, the Stratford Learning Center on Long Beach Boulevard, People's Bank...

In Virgin, Hanne Blank reminds us that the idea of virginity exists for no other animal species. And what would our world be like if for us, too, the idea simply did not exist? No Donna Martin, struggling to keep her legs firmly shut through...

In the following excerpt, Tugwell investigates Albert's theological writings on epistemology, especially those that concern human knowledge of God.

In the following essay, Cunningham examines Albert's treatise on ethics, Do bono, arguing that the work displays an innovative concern with "the purely natural and human elements of morality."

In the following excerpt, Schwertner describes the breadth and depth of Albert's erudition both as a scientist and a theologian.