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| Name: |
Albertus Magnus, St. | | Birth Date: |
c. 1193 | | Death Date: |
1280 | | Place of Birth: |
Lauingen, Swabia, Germany | | Nationality: |
German | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
philosopher, naturalist |
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Biography of Albert the Great
771 words, approx. 3 pages
 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...
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Biography of Albertus Magnus, St.
660 words, approx. 2 pages
 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....
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Biography of Albert the Great
3,203 words, approx. 11 pages
 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...



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Albertus Magnus Quotes
172 words, approx. 1 pages
 Albertus Magnus (c. 1193 / 1206 - 15 November , 1280 ) was a Dominican friar who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He is considered to be the greatest German philosopher and...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information

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St. Albertus Magnus Summary
715 words, approx. 2 pages 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...
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Albert The Great : Medieval France
581 words, approx. 2 pages (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...
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Albert The Great : Philosophy Terms
94 words, approx. 1 pages . (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...
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Albertus Magnus Summary
75 words, approx. 1 pages 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...
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Albertus Magnus Information
2,385 words, approx. 8 pages
 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...



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Albertus Magnus to Build New Academic Center
12/01/2003: 471 words, approx. 2 pages 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...
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The 2000-Year-Old Virgin: Purity, Chastity, Mystery
3/25/2007: 1,175 words, approx. 4 pages 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...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Simon Tugwell
15,929 words, approx. 53 pages
 In the following excerpt, Tugwell investigates Albert's theological writings on epistemology, especially those that concern human knowledge of God.
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Critical Essay by Stanley B. Cunningham
14,832 words, approx. 49 pages
 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."
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Critical Essay by Thomas M. Schwertner
13,712 words, approx. 46 pages
 In the following excerpt, Schwertner describes the breadth and depth of Albert's erudition both as a scientist and a theologian.


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