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Albrecht Agthe
Wilhelm Johann Albrecht Agthe (14 April 1790 – 8 October 1873) was a German music teacher.
Agthe was born in Ballenstedt to Karl Christian Agthe, a court organist and composer. He studied under Michael Gotthard Fischer in Erfurt, and in 1810 be ...
, (1790–1873), German music teacher
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Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter
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Albrecht Becker, (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, and actor
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Albrecht Berblinger
Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger (24 June 1770 – 28 January 1829), also known as the Tailor of Ulm, is famous for having constructed a working flying machine, presumably a hang glider.
Early life
Berblinger was the seventh child of a poor fa ...
, (1770–1829), German constructor (the tailor of ulm)
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Albrecht Brandi
Albrecht Brandi (20 June 1914 – 6 January 1966) was a German U-boat commander in Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Together with Wolfgang Lüth, he was the only ''Kriegsmarine'' sailor who was awarded with the Knight's Cro ...
, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II
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Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I
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Albrecht von Wallenstein, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War
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Albrecht Dieterich
Albrecht Dieterich (2 May 1866 – 6 May 1908) was a German classical philologist and scholar of religion born in Hersfeld.
Academic background
He studied at the Universities of Leipzig and Bonn, where at the latter he was a student of Hermann ...
, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar
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Albrecht Dietz
Albrecht Dietz (11 March 1926 – 21 March 2012) was a German entrepreneur and scientist who founded the first leasing company in Germany. He was considered to be one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the German leasing industry. His publica ...
, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist
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Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (; ; hu, Ajtósi Adalbert; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer (without an umlaut) or Due ...
, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician
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Albrecht Dürer the Elder
Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to:
First name
*Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher
*Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter
*Albrecht Becker, (1906†...
, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer
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Albrecht Elof Ihre
Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 (acting 1840-1842).
Ihre was employed in the Swedish Ministry for Fore ...
, (1797–1877), Swedish diplomat and politician
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Albrecht Fölsing, (1940–2018), German physicist and scientific journalist
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Albrecht Fleckenstein
Albrecht Fleckenstein (3 March 1917 – 4 April 1992) was a German pharmacologist and physiologist best known for his discovery of calcium channel blockers.
Life and career
Albrecht Fleckenstein was born on 3 March 1917 in Aschaffenburg, Ge ...
, (1917–92), German pharmacologist and physiologist
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Albrecht Haushofer
Albrecht Georg Haushofer (7 January 1903 – 23 April 1945) was a German geographer, diplomat, author and member of the German Resistance to Nazism.
Life
Haushofer was born in Munich, the son of the retired World War I general and geographer K ...
, (1903–1945), German geographer, diplomat and author.
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Albrecht Holder Albrecht Holder (born 24 August 1958) is a leading German classical bassoonist.
Life
Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Holder initially studied singing with Siegfried Jerusalem, and then at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart with Herrmann Herder and at the R ...
, (born 1958), classical bassoonist
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Albrecht Gessler, German bailiff
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Albrecht Glockendon the Younger, German miniaturist and woodcutter
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Albrecht Gustav von Manstein
Albert Ehrenreich Gustav von Manstein (24 August 1805 in Willkischken – 11 May 1877 in Flensburg) was a Prussian general who served during the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. He was the adoptive grandfather of Erich von Mans ...
, (1805–1877), Prussian general
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Albrecht II, Count of Hohenberg-Rotenburg (C.1235–1298), Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch
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Albrecht Kossel, (1853–1927), German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics
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Albrecht Krügel
Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to:
First name
*Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher
*Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter
*Albrecht Becker, (1906–2 ...
, (1913–1945), German Lieutenant Colonel of SS
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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, (1905–1944), German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (20 July plot)
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Albrecht Müller, (1939–2018), German sprint canoer and rower
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Albrecht Penck, (1858–1945), German geographer and geologist
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Albrecht Pfister, (c.1420-c.1466) German printer
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Albrecht Ritschl (economist)
Albrecht Ritschl is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics. He studied at the University of Munich, and previously taught at the Pompeu Fabra University, the University of Zurich and the Humboldt University of Berlin.
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, German Professor of Economic History
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Albrecht Roser Albrecht Roser (21 May 1922 in Friedrichshafen, GermanyBillington, M, ''Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation'', p.163 – 17 April 2011) was a German master puppeteerBaird, B, ''The Art of the Puppet'', p.193 based in Stuttgart ...
, (1922–2011), German master puppeteer
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Albrecht von Roon, (1803–79), Prussian soldier and statesman
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Albrecht III Achilles, (1414–86), Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg
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Albrecht of Sweden, (c.1338–1412), medieval Swedish monarch
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Albrecht Schmidt (actor)
Albrecht Schmidt (9 April 1870 – 5 March 1945) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 13 films between 1911 and 1941. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Filmography
* ''Skæbnebæltet'' (1911)
* ''Morfinisten'' (1911)
* ''Atlantis (1913 ...
, (1870–1945), Danish film actor
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Albrecht Schöne
Albrecht Schöne (born 17 July 1925) is a German Germanist. From 1960 to 1990 he was a professor of German philology at the University of Göttingen.
Career
Schöne was born on 17 July 1925 in Barby an der Elbe. After graduating from secondary sc ...
(born 1925), German Germanist
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Albrecht Schröter
Albrecht Schröter (born 7 April 1955) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as mayor (''Oberbürgermeister'') of Jena from 2006 to 2018.
Early life and career
Schröter attended the Polytechnic Sec ...
, (born 1955), German politician (SPD), mayor of Jena
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Albrecht Unsöld
Albrecht Otto Johannes Unsöld (20 April 1905 – 23 September 1995) was a German astrophysicist known for his contributions to spectroscopic analysis of stellar atmospheres.
Career
Albrecht Unsöld was born in Bolheim, Württemberg, Germany. ...
, (1905–95), German astrophysicist
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Albrecht Weber
Friedrich Albrecht Weber (; 17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a Prussian - German Indologist and historian who studied the history of Jainism in India. Some older sources have the first and middle names interchanged.
Weber was born in B ...
, (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian
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Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels
Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels (14 April 1659 in Halle – 9 May 1692 in Leipzig), was a German prince of the House of Wettin. He was the fifth and youngest son of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his first wife, Anna Maria of Mecklenbu ...
, (1659–1692), German prince of the House of Wettin
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Achim Albrecht
Achim Albrecht (born 2 July 1962) is a German personal trainer and former bodybuilder and professional wrestler. He is best known for winning the over 90 kilograms category of the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness Mr. Universe co ...
, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler
* Alex Albrecht, American television personality
* Andreas Albrecht (cosmologist), American physicist
* Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817–1895) general who controlled the Austrian Army
* Art Albrecht (1921–2004), former professional American football player
* Bernard Albrecht, an alias of Bernard Sumner, English singer and guitarist
* Berthold Albrecht (1954–2012), German businessman, (ALDI)
* Carter Albrecht (1973–2007), American musician
* Daniel Albrecht, Swiss alpine ski racer
* Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930), (1930–2014), German politician (CDU)
* Ernst Albrecht (footballer), (1907–1976), German footballer
* George Alexander Albrecht, German conductor, (1935–2021), long-time music director in Hanover
* Gerd Albrecht, German conductor, born 1935, known for work in contemporary music
* Grant Albrecht, Canadian luger
* Gretchen Albrecht, New Zealand artist (born 1943)
* Harold Albrecht, Canadian politician
* Herman Albrecht, South African soldier
* J. I. Albrecht, American-Canadian sports personality
* Jan Philipp Albrecht, German politician and Member of the European Parliament
* Katherine Albrecht, American privacy activist
* Karl Albrecht, (1920–2014), German entrepreneur, brother of Theo Albrecht (ALDI)
* Karl Albrecht Jr. (born 1948), German businessman
* Marc Albrecht, German conductor, born 1964, chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam from 2011
* Milan Albrecht, Slovak footballer
* Rafael Albrecht, Argentine footballer
* Raymond John Albrecht (1916–2006), American farmer and politician
* Susanne Albrecht, (born 1951), German activist (Red Army Faction)
* Sylvia Albrecht, German speed-skater
* Theo Albrecht, (1922–2010), German entrepreneur, founder of Aldi Nord
* Theo Albrecht Jr. (born 1950), German businessman
* Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht, (1800–1876), German jurist and politician
* William Albrecht, American agronomist
Other
*''Albrecht v. Herald Co.'', a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision
See also
* Alberich
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