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Pike, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Pike, Albert, 1809–91, American lawyer, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Boston. He settled (1832) in Arkansas, where he became a newspaper editor and a lawyer. He was a…

Prince Albert

(Encyclopedia) Prince Albert, city (1991 pop. 34,181), central Sask., Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River. Prince Albert is a commercial and distribution center for a lumbering, gold- and uranium…

Roussel, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Roussel, AlbertRoussel, Albertälbĕrˈ r&oomacr;sĕlˈ [key], 1869–1937, French composer, studied with Vincent D'Indy. His early works show the influence of impressionism. With the…

Samain, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Samain, AlbertSamain, Albertälbĕrˈ sämăNˈ [key], 1858–1900, French poet. He was a founder (1890) of the literary periodical Mercure de France. His first collection of verse, Au jardin…

Thomas, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Thomas, AlbertThomas, Albertälbĕrˈ tômäˈ [key], 1878–1932, French statesman and Socialist leader. He worked with Jean Jaurès on the journal Humanité and was active in socialist…

Reynolds, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Reynolds, Albert, 1935–2014, Irish political leader. A successful business executive, Reynolds won (1977) a seat in the Irish parliament as a member of the Fianna Fáil party. He was…

Ayler, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Ayler, Albert, 1936-1970, free-jazz saxophonist, b. Cleveland, OH. Ayler was taught to play saxophone by his father, a semiprofessional musician, and the two often…

Sorel, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Sorel, AlbertSorel, Albertälbĕrˈ [key]Sorel, Albert sôrĕlˈ [key], 1842–1906, French historian. After a diplomatic career that gave him unique access to the archives of the foreign…

Steffen, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Steffen, AlbertSteffen, Albertälˈbĕrt shtĕfˈən [key], 1884–1963, Swiss novelist, poet, and playwright, who wrote in German. His works are concerned with the martyrdom and redemption of…