Albertus Magnus lived circa 1200 to 15 November 1280 and, 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, with the sobriquet Magnus appended to his name late in life; scholars including James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Soder have called him the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages, and the Catholic Church distinguishes him as one of the Doctors of the Church.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountFirst to comment on virtually all of Aristotle's writings, making them accessible to wider academic debate 1 Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountCommentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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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.
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Albertus Magnus (c. 1200 - 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great
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he died on 15 November 1280 in the Dominican convent in Cologne, Germany
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Albert was probably born in Lauingen (now in Bavaria)
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His principal theological works are a commentary in three volumes on the Books of the Sentences of Peter Lombard
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Albert was the first to comment on virtually all of the writings of Aristotle, thus making them accessible to wider academic debate
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Albertus Magnus (c.
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