Albert
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Albert may refer to:
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In other fields it may refer to:
- Albert (surname)Albert (surname)Albert is a surname, and may refer to:* Abraham Adrian Albert , American mathematician* Barbara Albert, Austrian film-producer and director* Carl Albert, American politician* Darren Albert, Australian rugby league player...
, a family name (and people with that name) - Albert (given name)
- AlbertetAlbertetAlbertet is the Occitan diminutive of Albert . It is commonly associated with two troubadours:*Albertet Cailla*Albertet de Sestaro...
, an Occitan diminutive of Albert
Fictional characters:
- Albert (suspiria)Albert (suspiria)Albert is a fictional character from Dario Argento's 1977 film Suspiria played by actor Jacopo Marian.He is the young nephew of the ballet school director Madame Blanc....
, minor character in Dario ArgentoDario ArgentoDario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
's 1977 film SuspiriaSuspiriaSuspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi. The film follows an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy in Germany, only to discover that it is controlled by a coven of witches. The film's score was...
- Albert (Discworld), a character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
- Albert, supporting character in Josie (later Josie and the Pussycats (comics))
- Albert Heinrich a.k.a. Cyborg 004, a character in Cyborg 009Cyborg 009is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different magazines, including Monthly Shōnen King, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Big Comic, COM, Shōjo Comic, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Comic Nora in Japan...
- Al, a character in Toy StoryToy StoryToy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen...
- Albert Hinkey, a character in the film Cars
- Albert Ramsbottom, subject of a number of humorous monologues by Stanley HollowayStanley HollowayStanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady...
- Albert the Fifth MusketeerAlbert the Fifth MusketeerAlbert the Fifth Musketeer is a French animated series based on the story of the Three Musketeers. It is a France Animation and Cinar, Franco-Canadian co-production, for Ravensburger and Children's BBC in association with France 3 and Canal+.- Plot :...
In geography it may refer to:
- Albert (electoral district)Albert (electoral district)Albert was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904.-History:...
, a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada from 1867 to 1903 - Albert, BelizeAlbert, BelizeAlbert is a constituency in the Belize District of the Central American nation of Belize.-History:Albert was one of the original 18 constituencies that were by the government of the then British Colony of British Honduras...
- Albert, KansasAlbert, KansasAlbert is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 175.-Geography:Albert is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181...
- Albert, SommeAlbert, SommeAlbert is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.-History:Albert was founded as a Roman outpost called Encre, in about 54 BC...
a French Commune, site of three battles during the First World War- Battle of Albert (1914)Battle of Albert (1914)The Battle of Albert began on September 25, 1914 as part of the Race to the Sea during World War I. It directly followed the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne as progress toward advancing the trench lines to the sea continued....
- Battle of Albert (1916)Battle of Albert (1916)The Battle of Albert, 1 July – 13 July 1916, was the opening phase of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme.-Haig's desire to break through versus Rawlinson's "bite and hold":...
- Battle of Albert (1918)Battle of Albert (1918)Battle of Albert was the third battle by that name fought during World War I, following the First Battle of Albert, and the Second Battle of Albert, with each of the series of three being fought roughly two years apart...
- Battle of Albert (1914)
- Albert, TexasAlbert, TexasAlbert, originally Martinsburg, is a ghost town southeast of Fredericksburg and west of the Blanco County line in southeastern Gillespie County, Texas, United States...
, a ghost town - Albert, New South WalesAlbert, New South WalesAlbert is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Lachlan Shire local government area, west north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Albert had a population of 96....
, a town in Australia - Albert County, New BrunswickAlbert County, New BrunswickAlbert County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on the Chignecto Bay of the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the county seat was Hopewell Cape...
- Albert Township, MichiganAlbert Township, MichiganAlbert Township is a civil township of Montmorency County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,695.-Geography:...
- Electoral district of AlbertElectoral district of AlbertThe electoral district of Albert is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. Albert is named for the Albert River, which runs through the electorate and separates Logan City from Gold Coast City...
, Queensland, Australia
In other fields it may refer to:
- Albert HeijnAlbert HeijnAlbert Heijn B.V. is a supermarket chain founded in 1887 in Oostzaan, Netherlands. It is named after Albert Heijn, Sr., the founder of the first store in Oostzaan....
, the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands - 719 Albert719 Albert719 Albert is a Mars-crossing, Amor asteroid; it was the second one discovered after 433 Eros.-Discovery:Discovered in 1911 by Johann Palisa, the asteroid was named after one of the Imperial Observatory in Vienna's major benefactors, Albert Salomon von Rothschild, who had died some months before...
, Amor asteroid - Albert E. Gator, the costumed male mascot of the University of Florida Gators athletics teams
- Albert ProductionsAlbert ProductionsAlbert Productions, a division of music publishing and recording company Albert Music, is one of Australia's longest established independent Australian record label to specialise in rock and roll music. The label was founded in 1964 by Ted Albert, whose family owned and operated the Australian...
, a record label - Albert (automobile)Albert (automobile)The Albert was a light car designed by A. O. Lord, creator of the later Loyd-Lord. It was produced from 1920 to 1924 in Vauxhall and later Chiswick, London. The car was powered by a proprietary four cylinder 1495 cc ohv engine made by Gwynne and had four speed transmission. The cars were...
, an early 1920s British automobile - The ring on a pocket watchPocket watchA pocket watch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist. They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I during which a transitional design,...
See also
- Adalbert (name)Adalbert (name)Adalbert is an archaic given name which means "noble-bright, noble-shining", or “shining by the nobility”. It comes from Germanic adal or edel and berht ....
- AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada - Alberta (disambiguation)Alberta (disambiguation)Alberta is a Canadian province.Alberta may also refer to:- Places :* Alberta, Alabama* Alberta, California, former name of Rockwood, California* Alberta, Michigan* Alberta, Minnesota* Alberta, Virginia* Alberta City, Tuscaloosa, Alabama...
for other uses - Albertina (disambiguation)
- AlbretAlbretThe lordship of Albret , situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages...