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Albendazole Albendazole, marketed as Albenza, Eskazole or Zentel, is a member of the benzimidazole compounds used as a drug indicated for the treatment of a variety of worm infestations. Although this use is widespread in the United States, the FDA has not approved albendazole for this indication.
Albeni Falls Dam Albeni Falls Dam is located on the Pend Oreille River between Oldtown, Idaho, and Priest River, Idaho. It is located on the site of a natural waterfall named Albeni Falls, named after early pioneer Albeni Poirier.
Alberada of Buonalbergo Alberada or Aubrey of Buonalbergo (Latin: Alverada, French: Aubrée, c.1033–July 1122) was the first wife of Robert Guiscard, duke of Apulia (1059–1085), whom she married in 1051 or 1052, when he was still just a robber baron in Calabria.
Alberbury with Cardeston Alberbury with Cardeston is a civil parish in the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough of Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 645 (though since 2001, in 2005, the parish has expanded with the annexation of half of the former Wollaston parish).
Alberford The Alberford was an English car manufactured in about 1922 to 1924 in Albert Bridge Garage, Chelsea, London. Marketed as "the ideal owner-driver car" it was based on a lengthened and possibly lowered chassis from a Model T Ford with wire wheels and a Rolls-Royce type radiator.
Alberic Crescitelli Alberic (Alberico) Crescitelli (30 June 1863 – 1900) was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary to China. Born in Italy on 30 June 1863, Father Alberico Crescitelli entered the Pontifical Foreign Missions Institute in 1880 and was ordained a priest on 4 June 1887.
Alberic III, Count of Tusculum Alberic III (died 1044) was the Count of Tusculum, along with Galeria, Preneste, and Arce, from 1024, when his brother the count Roman was elected Pope John XIX, until his own death. He was a son of Gregory I and Maria, brother of Popes Benedict VIII and John XIX, and brother-in-law of Thrasimund II of Spoleto.
Alberic Schotte Alberic ("Briek") Schotte (September 19, 1919 in Canegem – April 4, 2004 in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional cyclist. His generation of cyclists, that of the 40s and 50s, is called the "Flandriens".
Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898.
Alberni Valley Heritage Network The Alberni Valley Heritage Network in Port Alberni, British Columbia consists of the Alberni Valley Museum (First Nations culture, local and industrial history and folk art), the McLean Mill National Historic Site (a historic steam-operated sawmill), the Alberni Pacific Railway (a steam-powered heritage railway), and the Maritime Discovery Centre.
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. It is bounded by the Comox-Strathcona Regional District to the north, and by the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts to the east.
Albert "Sonny" Cunha Albert "Sonny" Cunha (1879 - 1933) was a Hawaiian composer, bandleader, pianist, singer, politician and entrepreneur. He was the first to popularize hapa haole music, a type of Hawaiian music with influences from popular music and with lyrics that are a combination of English and Hawaiian (or wholly English).
Albert (automobile) The Albert was a high quality British automobile manufactured in Vauxhall between 1920 and 1924. The car was powered by a proprietary 1495 cc ohv engine made by Gwynne and boasted a radiator similar to that of the Rolls-Royce.
Albert and David Maysles Albert and David Maysles were a documentary filmmaking/brother team whose works include Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. Their 1964 film on The Beatles forms the backbone of the DVD The Beatles: The First U.
Albert A. Murphree Albert Alexander Murphree (April 29, 1870-December 20, 1927) was the third president of Florida State College (1897-1909) (later renamed Florida State University) and the second president of the University of Florida (1909-1927) and was briefly promoted as a Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924.
Albert Abdullah David Sassoon Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet, KCB, CSI, (1818-1896), a British Indian philanthropist and merchant, was born in Baghdad on 25 July 1818, a member of a family settled there since the beginning of the 16th century, and previously in Spain. He was named Abdullah at birth, but changed his name to Albert later in life.
Albert Abraham Michelson Albert Abraham Michelson (surname pronunciation anglicised as "Michael-son") (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was a Polish-born German-American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment. In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the first American to receive the Nobel in the sciences.
Albert Abrams Albert Abrams (1863–1924) was a quack and a fraud, posing as a doctor in San Francisco, whose tool for gaining profit from the gullible was a variety of "electricity therapy" he called ERA, or Electronic Reactions of Abrams. This practice is most commonly referred to as Radionics.
Albert Achard Albert Achard (March 26, 1894 - August 21, 1972) was a World War I flying ace. Born in Briancon in France, Achard scored 1 victory as an observer and 4 victories as a pilot before being wounded in action on July 24, 1918.
Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Albert Alcibiades (; March 28 1522- January 8 1557) was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, also known as Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Because of his bellicose nature Albert received the cognomen Alcibiades after his death; during his lifetime Albert was known as Bellator (the Warlike).
Albert Anastasia Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) (September 26, 1902–October 25, 1957), also known as the "Mad Hatter" and "Lord High Executioner", was a Mafia boss chiefly remembered for running the contract-killing syndicate known as Murder, Inc.
Albert Anderson Albert Edwin Anderson (born 13 April 1889 in County Down; died 21 September 1944 in County Down) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played once for Ireland, a first-class match against Wales in 1926.
Albert Anis Albert Anis (1889-1964), was a renowned Art Deco Architect. He was one of a group of American-born architects working in Miami Beach who synthesized the austere architectural principles of the International Style with their own brand of modernism which embraced the ornamentation and exotic lure of tropical Miami Beach.
Albert Anselmi Albert Anselmi (1884-May 7, 1929) was a Prohibition gangster during the 1920s. Anselmi started getting involved with the Mafia quite early in his life and in 1912 had to flee his home in Sicily, where he was born, to America.
Albert Apponyi Count Albert Apponyi (1846-1933) was a distinguished Hungarian nobleman and politician from an ancient noble family dating back to the 13th century. He was born on May 29, 1846, in Vienna, where his father, Count György Apponyi, was the resident Hungarian Chancellor at the time.
Albert Augustus Pope Albert Augustus Pope, US industrialist, (lived 1843 -1909) - sometimes called Colonel Pope - founded a successful bicycle manufacturing company in 1877. From 1896 he owned companies manufacturing electric vehicles and - later - petrol cars.
Albert B. Fall Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 – November 30, 1944) was a Senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, notorious for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal.
Albert B. Chandler Hospital Opened in 1962, the Albert B. Chandler Hospital along Rose Street at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky is a component of the University of Kentucky Hospital (UK HealthCare), encompassed within the Chandler Medical Center "UK Chandler Hospital Fact Sheet.
Albert Ball Albert Ball, VC, DSO & 2 Bars, MC, Chevalier of the LĂ©gion d'honneur, Order of St. George (4th class) (August 14 1896 - May 7 1917) was an English First World War fighter pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Albert Bandura Albert Bandura (born December 4, 1925 in Mundare, Alberta) is a Ukrainian-Canadian psychologist most famous for his work on social learning theory (or Social Cognitivism) and self efficacy. He is particularly noted for the Bobo doll experiment.
Albert Barnes Albert Barnes (1798–1870) was an American theologian, born at Rome, New York, on the December 1, 1798. He graduated at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1820, and at the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1823.
Albert Bates Albert Bates (born 1947-01-01) is an influential figure in the intentional community and ecovillage movements. A lawyer, author and teacher, he has been director of the Institute for Appropriate Technology since 1984 and of the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee since 1994.
Albert Bel Fay Albert Bel Fay, Sr. (February 26, 1913 – February 29, 1992), was a wealthy Texas and Louisiana businessman, United States ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, and a Republican Party activist whose political involvement began with the presidential campaign of Dwight D.
Albert Belle Albert Jojuan Belle (born August 25, 1966) is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles. One of the leading sluggers of his time, in 1995 he became the first player to hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a single season.
Albert Benjamin Prescott Albert Benjamin Prescott (1832-1905) was an American chemist, born in Hastings, New York. He graduated in medicine at the University of Michigan in 1864, and was made assistant professor of organic and applied chemistry in 1870, dean of the school of pharmacy in 1876, and director of the chemical laboratory in 1884.
Albert Benjamin Simpson Albert Benjamin Simpson (December 15, 1843 – October 29, 1919) was a Canadian preacher, theologian, author, and founder of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), an evangelical protestant denomination with an emphasis on global evangelism.
Albert Benois Albert Nikolayevitch Benois (1852-1936), was a talented Russian water-colorist. The elder son of architect Nicholas Benois, and brother of artist and theatrical designer Alexander Benois, he came from a large family of prominent Russian artists.
Albert Berry Captain Albert Berry is one of two people credited as the first person to make a successful parachute jump from a powered aeroplane. The other contender is Grant Morton who is reported to have jumped from a Wright Model B flying over Venice Beach, California sometime late in 1911.
Albert Beyer Albert Beyer was a United States Navy Coxswain awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Cienfuegos during the Spanish-American War. He was one of 52 sailors and Marines awarded the Medal for actions during that battle.
Albert Bierstadt Albert Bierstadt (January 7 1830 - February 18 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his large, detailed landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion.
Albert Bigelow Albert S. Bigelow (1 May 1906 - 6 October 1993) was a pacifist and former US Navy Commander, who came to prominence in the 1950s as the skipper of the Golden Rule, the first vessel to attempt disruption of a nuclear test in protest against nuclear weapons.
Albert Bigelow Paine Albert Bigelow Paine (10 July 1861 – 9 April 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humour, and verse.
Albert Bird (cricketer) Albert Bird (17 August 1867 - 16 June 1927) was an English cricketer: a right-arm off-break bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire for the first ten years of their existence as a first-class county.
Albert Boutwell Albert Burton Boutwell (November 13, 1904 - February 3, 1978) was the nineteenth lieutenant governor of Alabama. A Democrat, Boutwell served Governor John Malcolm Patterson of the same political party, from 1959-1963.
Albert Boynton Storms Albert Boynton Storms (April 1, 1860-July 1, 1933) was a professor, university administrator, and Methodist theolgian. He was President of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; and the second president of Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Albert Bridge, Nova Scotia Albert Bridge refers to both a bridge and the village (pop. 159) containing it in Nova Scotia, Canada"Destination: Nova Scotia" retrieved from on Jan 7, 2007 The village straddles the Mira River] which offers swimming, boating and canoeing.
Albert Brisbane Albert Brisbane (1809-1890) was an American utopian socialist, the chief popularizer of the theories of Charles Fourier in the United States in several books, notably Social Destiny of Man (1840), and in his Fourierist journal The Phalanx.
Albert Brudzewski Albert Blar Brudzewski, also known as Wojciech Brudzewski or Albert Blar of Brudzewo (Latin: Albertus de Brudzewo) (1445 in Brudzewo, Masovia – 1497 in Vilnius) was a Polish astronomer, mathematician and prominent professor at the Akademia Krakowska in Cracow, where he stayed for twenty years.
Albert C. Barnes Albert Coombs Barnes (January 2 1872 - July 241951) was an American inventor and art collector, who made a fortune from the development of the antiseptic drug Argyrol, and founded the Barnes Foundation, a popular art collection in Pennsylvania. He was known as an eccentric, larger-than-life figure, opinionated to the point of abuse.
Albert C. Greene Albert Collins Greene (April 15, 1792 - January 8, 1863) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in East Greenwich, he graduated from Kent Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and commenced practice in East Greenwich.
Albert Calmette Léon Charles Albert Calmette (July 12, 1863 – October 29, 1933) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, an attenuated form of Mycobacterium used in the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis.
Albert Camus Albert Camus (pronounced ) (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was an Algerian-French author and philosopher. Although he is often associated with existentialism, Camus preferred to be known as a man and a thinker, rather than as a member of a school or ideology.
Albert Canal The Albert Canal (Dutch: Albertkanaal, French: Canal Albert) is a canal located in northeastern Belgium, named after King Albert I of Belgium. It connects the major cities Antwerp and Liège and the Meuse and Scheldt rivers.
Albert Cardinal Meyer Albert Gregory Meyer, later Albert Cardinal Meyer, (March 9, 1903–April 9, 1965) was an American prelate who served as the tenth bishop and fifth archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, from 1958 to 1965.
Albert Carnesale Albert (Al) Carnesale (born July 2, 1936) is an American academic, formerly chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles and provost of Harvard University. He has been involved in international diplomacy related to nuclear non-proliferation.
Albert Carrington Albert Carrington (1813–1889) born in Royalton, Vermont, was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ordained on July 3, 1870. He served in the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1869.
Albert Cifelli Albert Cifelli represents District 9 on the Hudson County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 9 includes the Borough of East Newark, the town of Harrison, the Town of Kearny and part of the Town of Secaucus.
Albert Clements Killam Albert Clements Killam (September 18, 1849 – March 1, 1908) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, railway commissioner, and Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the first judge from Western Canada to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Albert Coady Wedemeyer Albert Coady Wedemeyer (9 July, 1897 - 17 December, 1989) was an American soldier, who served primarily in the Second World War in Asia. His most notable command was the China theater in the South-East Asia Theatre.
Albert Coe Albert Coe was an American contactee who supposedly made contact with a young Space Brother-type alien, who needed assistance from Coe, who was on a fishing trip in the wild hinterlands of Ontario, Canada. His book The Shocking Truth [1], published in 1969 claimed the contact occurred back in the 1920s, which put him thirty years before other contactees such as George Adamski, Truman Bethurum, George Van Tassel, Daniel Fry and Orfeo Angelucci.
Albert College (Dublin) Albert College is the oldest building on the campus of Dublin City University and contains the offices of the university president and other executive offices of the university; the building dates from 1851. The Albert College Building also houses the 1838 Club, a restaurant for academic staff and postgraduate research students.
Albert Costain Sir Albert Costain (5 July 1910—5 March 1987) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe from 1959 to 1983, preceding future Conservative leader Michael Howard.
Albert County, New Brunswick Albert County (2005 population 26,749) 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 Cullum Albert Cullum (1920-2003) was an influential American Elementary school teacher in the 1960's. Instead of the standard "Dick and Jane" style of teaching, he opted to introduce his children to classic literature such as Shakespeare and Greek Dramas.
Albert Cuyp Market The Albert Cuyp Market is a street market in Amsterdam on the Albert Cuypstraat between Fredinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, in the De Pijp area of the "Oud-Zuid" district of the city. The street and market are named for Albert Cuyp, a 17th century painter.
Albert D. Cohen Albert Diamond Cohen (born 1914) is a Canadian businessman who is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Gendis Incorporated, a Canadian company which had a 51% stake in Sony of Canada and once owned SAAN (Surplus Army, Airforce, Navy) Stores Limited.
Albert David Albert Leroy David (July 18, 1902 – September 17, 1945) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II and a recipient of the Medal of Honor and two Navy Crosses. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role in helping to capture a German submarine, the U-505, off the coast of French West Africa in June 1944.
Albert David Lowerson Albert David Lowerson (2 August 1896- 15 December 1945) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Albert Davy Albert Ernest Davy (17 August 1886 - 13 June 1959) was a New Zealand political organiser and campaign manager; and at the height of his career, was regarded by some as the best in the country. He was a strong opponent of socialism, and spent most of his life fighting what he saw as socialist tendencies in New Zealand politics.
Albert De Cleyn Albert De Cleyn (born June 28, 1917), nicknamed "Bert", was a Belgian football player who became the first top scorer of the Jupiler League with 40 goals in 1946 while playing for Mechelen. He played 12 times with the Belgian national team between 1946 and 1948.
Albert Delannoy Albert Delannoy was a French long jumper who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and although finished third in the qualifying he finished in fifth place overall.
Albert Dick Albert Blake Dick (born April 16, 1856 - died August 15, 1934) was a businessman and founder of the AB Dick Company (1884). It was originally a lumber company, it became a manufacturer of copy machines and office supplies.
Albert Dietrich Albert Hermann Dietrich (born 28 August 1829 at Golk, near Meissen; died 20 November 1908 in Berlin) was a German composer and conductor, remembered less for his own achievements than for his friendship with Johannes Brahms.
Albert Dimes Albert "Italian Al" Dimes was a London criminal and enforcer for gang leader William "Billy" Hill, who was allegedly involved in bookmaking and loansharking during the 1940s and 50s. In August 1955, Dimes was arrested with rival gangster Jack Spot during a knife fight in Soho although neither men were charged.
Albert Dock The Albert Dock in Liverpool, England, was opened in 1846 by its namesake, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Based on plans submitted in 1839 by the architects Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, for a combined dock and warehouse system, shipping entered the dock from either Canning Half Tide Dock to the North or Salthouse Dock to the east.
Albert Driedger Albert Driedger (born January 18, 1936) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1999, and a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1997.
Albert E. Schwab Private First Class Albert Earnest Schwab (17 July 1920 - 7 May 1945) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa. Just five days short of completing one year of United States Marine Corps service, on May 7 1945, PFC Schwab singlehandedly destroyed two highly strategic Japanese gun positions during a critical stage of battle, allowing his pinned down unit to advance.
Albert Edward Bridge The Albert Edward Bridge is a railway bridge spanning the river Severn at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. Completed in 1864 its design is almost identical to Victoria Bridge which carries the Severn Valley Railway over the Severn between Arley and Bewdley in Worcestershire.
Albert Edward Curtis Albert Edward Curtis (January 6, 1866 - March 18, 1940) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Albert Edward McKenzie Albert Edward McKenzie (23 October 1898- 3 November 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Albert Edward Shepherd Albert Edward Shepherd (11 January 1897 - 23 October 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Albert Ehrenstein Albert Ehrenstein (1886, Vienna – 1950, New York) was an Austrian-born German Expressionist poet. His poetry exemplifies rejection of bourgeois values and fascination with the Orient, particularly with China.
Albert Eichhorn Albert Eichhorn (1752-1827), the author of Das Abendmahl im Neuen Testament, was one of the founders of the discipline of history of religions and the historical-critical method of methodologies and strategies for understanding ancient manuscripts and reading Christian scripture in the context of the culture that produced it. His pioneering work of Higher Criticism, on the role of contemporary needs, belief and culture in shaping the New Testament reports of Jesus' last supper was translated into English by the distinguished American historian George Bancroft.
Albert Einhorn Alfred Einhorn (1856 – 1917) was a German chemist most notable for first synthesizing procaine in 1905 which he patented under the name Novocain. Until that time the primary anesthetic in use was cocaine, however its undesirable side effects (including toxicity and addiction) led scientists to seek out newer anesthetic drugs.
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein () (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely considered one of the greatest physicists of all time. While best known for the theory of relativity (and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E=mc2), he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his 1905 (Annus Mirabilis) explanation of the photoelectric effect and "for his services to Theoretical Physics".
Albert Einstein College of Medicine The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a prestigious private medical school located in the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City.
Albert Einstein Institution The Albert Einstein Institution is a US-based non-profit organization that specializes in the study of the methods of non-violent resistance. Its founder and senior scholar, Gene Sharp, is the foremost writer on strategic nonviolent struggle.
Albert Einstein Medal The Albert Einstein Medal is an award presented by the Albert Einstein Society in Bern. First given in 1979, the award is presented to people who have "rendered outstanding services" in connection with Albert Einstein each year.
Albert Einstein World Award of Science The Albert Einstein World Award for Science is a yearly award given by the World Cultural Council "as a means of recognition, and as an incentive to scientific and technological research and development", with special consideration for researches which "have brought true benefit and well being to mankind".
Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian is a stage play that opened in 1978 written and performed by actor-writer Ed Metzger in Los Angeles, California. Since that time, he has performed at major theaters and universities throughout the world, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.
Albert Eliot, Lord Eliot Albert Clarence Eliot, Lord Eliot (born 4 November 2004), known as Albi, is the infant son of the late Lord Eliot and his wife, the former Bianca Ciambriello. From the death of his father on 15 April 2006, he has been styled Lord Eliot.
Albert Ellis Albert Ellis (born September 27 1913) is an American cognitive-behavioral therapist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. He is considered by many to be the grandfather of cognitive-behavioral therapies and, based on a 1982 professional survey of US and Canadian psychologists,one of the most influential psychotherapists in history.
Albert Embankment The Albert Embankment is a stretch of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in central London. It stretches approximately one mile northwards from Vauxhall Bridge to Westminster Bridge, and is located in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Albert Embarrato Albert "Al Walker" Embarrato (November 12, 1909-February 21, 2001) was a longtime New York mobster and a capo of the Bonanno crime family who died in 2001 of natural causes. Embarrato's nephew was Anthony Mirra, a soldier who was both widely disliked and feared in the Bonanno family.
Albert Ernest Radford Albert Ernest Radford ( 25 January 1918 - 12 April 2006) was an American botanist active in the Southeastern United States. He was best known for his work as senior author of Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas, the definitive flora for North Carolina and South Carolina.
Albert Fairfax, 12th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Albert Kirby Fairfax, 12th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (June 23 1870 - October 4, 1939) was the twelfth person to be Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Born in Northampton, Maryland, Fairfax was discovered to be the rightful holder of his title after it had been essentially forgotten by his family (which had resided in the United States of America for several generations).
Albert Fert Albert Fert is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of the Giant magnetoresistive effect which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks. He is currently professor at University Paris-Sud in Orsay and scientific director of the Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales.
Albert Field Albert Patrick Field (11 October, 1910 - 1 July 1990) was an Australian french polisher who was plucked from obscurity to become a Senator in 1975. The circumstances of his appointment were instrumental in precipitating the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975, known as The Dismissal.
Albert Fink Albert Fink (October 27, 1827, Darmstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany – April 3, 1897, Ossining, New York, United States) was a German civil engineer. He is best known for his railroad bridge designs, and devising the Fink truss.
Albert Fuller Ellis Sir Albert Fuller Ellis (August 28 1869 - July 11 1951) was a prospector in the Pacific, he discovered phosphate deposits on the Pacific islands Nauru and Banaba Island (Ocean Island) in 1900. He was the British Phosphate Commissioner for New Zealand from 1921 to 1951.

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