Albers

Albers
This unusual surname is of German origin, and is a patronymic form of Albrecht, which is itself from a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements "adal", noble, and "berht", bright, famous; the modern form of the name in Germany is also Albrecht. This was one of the most popular Germanic given names, and was borne by various medieval princes, military leaders, and great churchmen, notably St. Albert of Prague, a Bohemian prince who died a martyr in 997, attempting to convert the Prussians to Christianity. The name was also borne by St. Albert the Great (1193 - 1280), an Aristotelian theologian and tutor of Thomas Aquinas, and Albert the Bear (1100 - 1170), Margrave of Brandenburg. In England the surname is found as Albert or Allbright, and can be found in various forms throughout Europe; Olbright and Ulbricht in Switzerland, Olbrycht and Olbrysz in Poland, Aubert and Auber in France, and Aliberto, Aliberti and Aliperti in Italy. Recorded in German Church Registers are the marriage of Bernhard Albers and Johanna Eldingh in January 20th 1648, at Metelen, Westfalen, and the christening of Berndt, son of Johan Albers and Christina Kramers, on March 9th 1656, at St. Pancratius, Emsdetten, Westfalen. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Anna Alber, which was dated March 25th 1525, christened at Reutlinger, Schwarzwaldkreis, Wuertt, Germany, during the reign of Charles V, "Holy Roman Emperor", 1519 - 1558. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Albers — Albers, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 878 Housing Units (2000): 322 Land area (2000): 0.724986 sq. miles (1.877704 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.724986 sq. miles (1.877704 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Albers — Albers, 1) Heinrich Philipp, geb. zu Hameln 1768; st. als Brunnenarzt in Rehburg; schrieb: Das Bad Rehburg u. seine Heilkraft, Hannover 1830. 2) Joh. Abraham, geb. 1770, praktischer Arzt in Bremen, st. 1821; schrieb: De tracheitide infantum, Lpz …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Albers — Albers, Johann Friedrich Hermann, Mediziner, geb. 19. Nov. 1805 in Dorsten bei Wesel, gest. 11. Mai 1867 in Bonn, studierte seit 1823 in Bonn. habilitierte sich daselbst 1829 als Dozent, ward 1831 Professor und begründete in Bonn eine Heilanstalt …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Albers — Albers, Joh. Christ., Arzt in Bremen, gest. 1821, schrieb über Kinderkrankheiten und erhielt von Napoleon den Preis für seine Schrift über den Croup. (»de tracheitide infantum«.) – 2. Frdr. Joh. Herm., geb. 1805, seit 1831 Professor in Bonn,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Albers — [al′bərz, äl′bərs] Josef [yō′zef΄] 1888 1976; U.S. painter, born in Germany * * * …   Universalium

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