Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given
name or
surname of
German
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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
Albrecht Altdorfer (12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg, Bavaria. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Danube S ...
, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter
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Albrecht Becker
Albrecht Becker (14 November 1906 – 22 April 2002) was a German production designer, photographer, and actor who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime for the charge of homosexuality.
Personal life
Born in Thale, Germany, Becker trained as a ...
, (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, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II
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Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph; 23 December 1865 – 31 October 1939) was the last Württemberger crown prince, a German military commander of the First World War, and the head of the House ...
, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I
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Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...
, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War
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Albrecht Dieterich, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar
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Albrecht Dietz, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist
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Albrecht Dürer, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician
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Albrecht Dürer the Elder, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer
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Albrecht Elof Ihre, (1797–1877), Swedish diplomat and politician
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Albrecht Fölsing
Albrecht Fölsing (1940 in Bad Salzungen – 8 April 2018 in Hamburg) was a trained physicist turned into a scientific journalist. Having studied physics in Berlin, Philadelphia, and Hamburg, he worked as an academic research assistant for the Germ ...
, (1940–2018), German physicist and scientific journalist
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Albrecht Fleckenstein, (1917–92), German pharmacologist and physiologist
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Albrecht Haushofer, (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 ...
, (born 1958), classical bassoonist
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Albrecht Gessler
Albrecht Gessler, also known as Hermann, was a legendary 14th-century Habsburg bailiff (german: Landvogt) at Altdorf, whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion and the eventual independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Legend
Accordi ...
, German bailiff
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Albrecht Glockendon the Younger
Albrecht Glockendon the Younger (c.1500–1545) was a Nuremberg-based miniaturist and woodcutter. The son of painter and printer Georg Glockendon, his work reflects the influence of both his brother, the illuminator Nikolaus Glockendon, and ...
, German miniaturist and woodcutter
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Albrecht Gustav von Manstein, (1805–1877), Prussian general
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Albrecht II, Count of Hohenberg-Rotenburg
Albrecht II (or Albert II) of Hohenberg-Rotenburg (c. 1235 – 17 April 1298) was Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch and imperial governor of Lower Swabia. He was a member of the house of Zollern-Hohenberg, a branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzo ...
(C.1235–1298), Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch
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Albrecht Kossel
Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (; 16 September 1853 – 5 July 1927) was a German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the ch ...
, (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†...
, (1913–1945), German Lieutenant Colonel of SS
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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler.
Early life
Quirnheim was born in Munich, the son of Herma ...
, (1905–1944), German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (20 July plot)
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Albrecht Müller
Albrecht Christoph Müller (4 November 193924 May 2018) was a rower who competed for West Germany. In 1964 he joined the German coxless four rowing team, winning a European title and finishing sixth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He served as the ...
, (1939–2018), German sprint canoer and rower
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Albrecht Penck
Albrecht Penck (25 September 1858 – 7 March 1945) was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck.
Biography
Born in Reudnitz near Leipzig, Penck became a university professor in Vienna, Austria, from 1885 to 1906, a ...
, (1858–1945), German geographer and geologist
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Albrecht Pfister
Albrecht Pfister (c. 1420 – c. 1466) was one of the first European printers to use movable type, following its invention by Johannes Gutenberg. Working in Bamberg, Germany, he is believed to have been responsible for two innovations in the use ...
, (c.1420-c.1466) German printer
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Albrecht Ritschl (economist), German Professor of Economic History
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Albrecht Roser, (1922–2011), German master puppeteer
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Albrecht von Roon
Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon (; 30 April 180323 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's ...
, (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 (born 1925), German Germanist
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Albrecht Schröter, (born 1955), German politician (SPD), mayor of Jena
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Albrecht Unsöld, (1905–95), German astrophysicist
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Albrecht Weber, (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian
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Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, (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 c ...
, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler
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Alex Albrecht
Alexander Jennings Albrecht (born August 14, 1976) is an American television personality, actor and podcaster. He is known for co-hosting the former G4techTV television program ''The Screen Savers'', an hour-long computer and technology variety ...
, American television personality
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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
References
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