Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to:
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Pronunciation | /ˈʌlbrɛkt/ German: [ˈalbʁɛçt][1] |
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Language(s) | German |
Other names | |
See also | Albert |
First name
edit- Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher
- Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter
- Albrecht Becker, (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, and actor
- Albrecht Berblinger, (1770–1829), German constructor (the tailor of ulm)
- Albrecht Brandi, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II
- Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I
- Albrecht von Wallenstein, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War
- Albrecht Dieterich, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar
- Albrecht Dietz, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist
- Albrecht Dürer, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician
- Albrecht Dürer the Elder, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer
- Albrecht Elof Ihre, (1797–1877), Swedish diplomat and politician
- Albrecht Fölsing, (1940–2018), German physicist and scientific journalist
- Albrecht Fleckenstein, (1917–92), German pharmacologist and physiologist
- Albrecht Haushofer, (1903–1945), German geographer, diplomat and author.
- Albrecht Holder, (born 1958), classical bassoonist
- Albrecht Gessler, German bailiff
- Albrecht Glockendon the Younger, German miniaturist and woodcutter
- Albrecht Gustav von Manstein, (1805–1877), Prussian general
- Albrecht II, Count of Hohenberg-Rotenburg (c. 1235–1298), Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch
- Albrecht Kossel, (1853–1927), German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics
- Albrecht Krügel, (1913–1945), German Lieutenant Colonel of SS
- Albrecht Mayer, (born 1965), German oboeist
- Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, (1905–1944), German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (20 July plot)
- Albrecht Müller, (1939–2018), German sprint canoer and rower
- Albrecht Penck, (1858–1945), German geographer and geologist
- Albrecht Pfister, (c. 1420–c. 1466), German printer
- Albrecht Ritschl, (1822–1889), German Protestant theologian
- Albrecht Ritschl (economist), German Professor of Economic History
- Albrecht Roser, (1922–2011), German master puppeteer
- Albrecht von Roon, (1803–79), Prussian soldier and statesman
- Albrecht III Achilles, (1414–86), Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Albrecht of Sweden, (c.1338–1412), medieval Swedish monarch
- Albrecht Schmidt (actor), (1870–1945), Danish film actor
- Albrecht Schöne (born 1925), German Germanist
- Albrecht Schröter, (born 1955), German politician (SPD), mayor of Jena
- Albrecht Unsöld, (1905–95), German astrophysicist
- Albrecht Weber, (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian
- Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, (1659–1692), German prince of the House of Wettin
Surname
edit- Achim Albrecht, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler
- Alex Albrecht, American television personality
- Andreas Albrecht (cosmologist), American physicist
- Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817–1895) general who controlled the Austrian Army
- Art Albrecht (1921–2004), former professional American football player
- Bernard Albrecht, an alias of Bernard Sumner, English singer and guitarist
- Berthold Albrecht (1954–2012), German businessman (ALDI), brother of Theo Jr
- Carter Albrecht (1973–2007), American musician
- Conrad Albrecht (1880–1969), German admiral
- Daniel Albrecht, Swiss alpine ski racer
- Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930), (1930–2014), German politician (CDU)
- Ernst Albrecht (footballer), (1907–1976), German footballer
- George Alexander Albrecht, German conductor, (1935–2021), long-time music director in Hanover
- Gerd Albrecht, German conductor, 1935–2014, known for work in contemporary music
- Grant Albrecht, Canadian luger
- Gretchen Albrecht, New Zealand artist (born 1943)
- Harold Albrecht, Canadian politician
- Herman Albrecht, South African soldier
- J. I. Albrecht, American-Canadian sports personality
- Jan Philipp Albrecht, German politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Katherine Albrecht, American privacy activist
- Karl Albrecht, (1920–2014), German entrepreneur, brother of Theo Albrecht (ALDI)
- Karl Albrecht Jr. (born 1948), German businessman
- Marc Albrecht, German conductor, born 1964, chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam from 2011
- Milan Albrecht, Slovak footballer
- Rafael Albrecht, Argentine footballer
- Raymond John Albrecht (1916–2006), American farmer and politician
- Rita Albrecht, American public servant
- Susanne Albrecht, (born 1951), German activist (Red Army Faction)
- Sylvia Albrecht, German speed-skater
- Theo Albrecht, (1922–2010), German entrepreneur, founder of Aldi Nord, brother of Karl
- Theo Albrecht Jr. (born 1950), German businessman, son of Theo
- Theodore Albrecht (born 1945), American music historian, Beethoven scholar
- Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht, (1800–1876), German jurist and politician
- William Albrecht, American agronomist
Other
edit- Albrecht v. Herald Co., a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Französisch-Deutsch Übersetzung für "Albrecht"" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 22 October 2018.