Albers is a
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patronymic surname, meaning "
Albert's son".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), German gynecologist and radiologist
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:de:Johann Abraham Albers (1772–1821), German physician
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Johann Christian Albers
Johann Christian Albers (13 March 1795, Bremen – September 1857, Stuttgart) was a German physician and malacologist.
During his career, he served as ''Medicinalrath'' and ''Regierungsrath'' in Berlin. As a zoologist, he was the taxonomic au ...
(1795–1857), German physician and malacologist
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:de:Johann Friedrich Hermann Albers (1805–1867), German physician and pathologist
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Josef Albers
Josef Albers (; ; March 19, 1888March 25, 1976) was a German-born artist and educator. The first living artist to be given a solo show at MoMA and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he taught at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College ...
(1888–1976), German artist, mathematician and educator
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Susanne Albers
Susanne Albers is a German theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science at the Department of Informatics of the Technical University of Munich. She is a recipient of the Otto Hahn Medal and the Leibniz Prize.
Education and c ...
(born 1965), German computer scientist
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Anni Albers (1899–1994), German-American textile artist and printmaker
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Diana Albers
Diana Albers is an American comic book letterer. She is best known for lettering hundreds of books for Marvel Comics from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s. Comics she lettered include Iron Man #114 (Sept. 1978), Ghost Rider #45 (June 1980), Doc ...
, American comic book letterer
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:de:Eef Albers (born 1951), Dutch guitarist
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Hans Albers (1891–1960), German actor and singer
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:de:Henk Albers (1927–1987), Dutch comics artist and illustrator
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Henri Albers (1866–1926), born Johan Hendrik Albers, French operatic baritone of Dutch birth
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Hubertus Albers, (born 1965), German comedian
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Josef Albers
Josef Albers (; ; March 19, 1888March 25, 1976) was a German-born artist and educator. The first living artist to be given a solo show at MoMA and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he taught at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College ...
(1888–1976), German-born American artist and educator
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Ken Albers
John Kenneth Albers (December 10, 1924 – April 19, 2007) was an American singer and brass musician who performed with The Four Freshmen from 1956 to 1982.
Albers was born in Woodbury, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II ...
(1924–2007), American singer who performed with The Four Freshmen, a male vocal band quartet
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Robin Albers (born 1958), Dutch house-music producer and DJ
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Andreas Albers (born 1990), Danish footballer
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Andrew Albers (born 1985), Canadian baseball pitcher
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Christijan Albers
Christijan Albers () (born 16 April 1979) is a Dutch former professional racing driver. After success in the DTM he drove in Formula One from until the 2007 British Grand Prix, shortly after which he was dropped by the Spyker F1 team.
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(born 1979), Dutch racing driver
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Jan Albers
Jan Albers (born 27 March 1952 in Veldhoven, North Brabant) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played for the Dutch Men's National Field Hockey Squad, EMHC, HC Tilburg and HC Klein Zwitserland.
When Albers reached the age of 17 he went t ...
(born 1952), Dutch field hockey player
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Kristi Albers
Kristi Albers (born December 7, 1963) is an American professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who e ...
(born 1963), American golfer
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Marcel Albers
Marcel Albers (April 29, 1967 – April 20, 1992) was a Dutch motor racing driver.
Having progressed through the ranks of the Dutch formulae, including a Formula Ford championship win in 1989, Albers moved to the Opel Euroseries for 1990, going ...
(1967–1992), Dutch racing driver
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Matt Albers (born 1983), American baseball player
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Paul Albers
Paul Albers (born October 15, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Houston Aeros.
Playing career
Albers played major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for ...
(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
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James Albers, Canadian (Alberta) politician
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John Albers
John Albers is a Georgia Georgia State Senate, State Senator serving the 56th District, which encompasses portions of Fulton, Cobb and Cherokee Counties.
Early life and education
Senator Albers earned his bachelor of science degree in organizati ...
(born 1972), American (Georgia) politician
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Joseph H. Albers
Joseph H. Albers D.D. (March 18, 1891 – December 1, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Albers served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Lansing in Michigan in from 1937 until his death in 1964. He served ...
(1891–1965), American Roman Catholic bishop
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Karena Albers, American businesswoman and social entrepreneur
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Ronald E. Albers (born 1949), American judge
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Sheryl Albers
Sheryl Albers (born September 9, 1954, in Baraboo, Wisconsin, died May 25, 2022, in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin) was a Wisconsin legislator and politician.
Education
Sheryl Albers graduated from Baraboo High School in Baraboo, Wisconsin. She atten ...
(born 1954), American (Wisconsin) politician
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W. W. Albers
William W. "W.W." Albers (May 20, 1860 – January 31, 1951) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in New Holstein, Wisconsin, Albers went to Lawrence University and University of Wisconsin–Madison. He worked in a pharmaceutic ...
(1860–1951), American politician
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Albers Brothers Milling Company, a US west coast agricultural processing business
See also
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Albers, Illinois, village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States
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Albers projection
The Albers equal-area conic projection, or Albers projection (named after Heinrich C. Albers), is a conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard parallels. Although scale and shape are not preserved, distortion is minimal between ...
, conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard parallels
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Architype Albers, geometrically constructed stencil sans-serif typeface
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Aalbers
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Alberts (name)
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Low German surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names