Saint Albertus Magnus
about 1200 - 1280
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Albert (or Albertus Magnus) was a German Dominican who wrote a commentary on Euclid's Elements. He was made a Saint in 1931 and, in 1941, was made patron of natural scientists.
Mathematicians born in the same country
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- Albertus Magnus Research
- Albertus's book on the "Virtue of Herbs Stones and some Beasts"
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