Albertus
Magnus was known also as Albert of Bollstadt and
Albert the Great. He was unusually gifted and had an
outstanding reputation as teacher, philosopher,
theologian and naturalist. Albertus Magnus was called
the "Aristotle of the Middle Ages." He had an
extensive knowledge of geography, astronomy, medicine,
botany, and zoology. He taught in various places in
Germany and was in Paris from 1245 to 1248 where he
taught the doctrines of Aristotle. His writings fill
21 folio volumes. His principal work of interest to us
is De Vegetabilibus which was widely read in
the 13th and 14th centuries even in "farm houses and
homes."
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