(Encyclopedia) Lange, Friedrich AlbertLange, Friedrich Albertfrēˈdrĭkh älˈbĕrt längˈə [key], 1828–75, German neo-Kantian philosopher. He accepted the materialistic method of investigating phenomena…
(Encyclopedia) Gatschet, Albert SamuelGatschet, Albert Samuelgăˈchĭt [key], 1832–1907, American ethnologist, b. Switzerland. He was trained as a linguist in the universities of Bern and Berlin, and…
(Encyclopedia) Albert Canal, waterway, c.80 mi (130 km) long, N Belgium, from the Meuse River to the Scheldt River; constructed 1930–39. The canal connects the important industrial region around…
(Encyclopedia) Ayler, Albert, 1936-1970,
free-jazz saxophonist, b. Cleveland, OH. Ayler was taught to play saxophone by his father, a
semiprofessional musician, and the two often…
(Encyclopedia) Camus, AlbertCamus, Albertälbĕrˈ kämüˈ [key], 1913–60, French writer, b. Mondovi (now Dréan). Camus was one of the most important authors and thinkers of the 20th cent. While a…
(Encyclopedia) Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent…
(Encyclopedia) Barnes, Albert, 1798–1870, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. Rome, N.Y. From 1830 he was pastor of the First Church in Philadelphia, mother church of the Presbyterian denomination in…
(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Albert SidneyBurleson, Albert Sidneybûrˈləsən [key], 1863–1937, U.S. Postmaster General (1913–21), b. San Marcos, Tex.; grandson of Edward Burleson. He was a lawyer of Austin…
(Encyclopedia) Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of…
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