Scientist of the Month: Saint Albert the Great

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St. Albert the Great

Doctor of the Church 

Feast Day: November 15

(1206-1280)
Patron of: medical technicians; natural sciences; philosophers; scientists; students

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 Fun Facts: 

1. St. Albert was the first person to observe the element arsenic (Ar).
2. He was one of the thirty-four Doctors of the Church
3. He taught St. Thomas Aquinas, who is also a Doctor of the Church
4. St. Albert the Great is also known as Albertus Magnus
5. St. Albert worked in pretty much all fields of science, including theology.