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Albertus

died 744 years ago

15 November 1280

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.

Find out more at: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Albertus/