Author: Albert the Great, O.P.
Dating: Albert joined the Dominicans in 1223 and was sent to Cologne for his early theological studies. After becoming a lector in theology in 1228, he taught at Cologne, Hildescheim, Freiburg, Regensburg and Strassbourg. In 1241, Albert was send to Paris to study theology and became master there in 1245. In 1248, Albert was sent back to Cologne to teach where Albert lectured on the entire Aristotleian corpus. In 1254, Albert was elected prior provincial of Teutonia, a post he held until 1257. In 1260, Albert was appointed Bishop of Regensburg by Alexander IV, a position he resigned in 1261. Albert died in 1280 at the age of "eighty and some."
Works: The best guide to the over seventy authentic works of Albert is Winfried Fauser, Die Werke des Albertus Maganus in Ihren Handschriftlichen Überlieferung. Teil 1 Die Echten Werke. Alberti Magni ordinish fraturm praedicatorum episcopi Opera Omnia ... tomus subsidiarus, 1. Aschendorff: Münster, 1982.
A critical edition of Albert's works in 40 volumes is under way: Alberti Magni ordinish fraturm praedicatorum episcopi Opera Omnia ... Aschendorff: Münster. The latest volume to appear was vol. 37, part 2 in 1978
Two older, but unreliable, Opera omnia exist: that of Petrus Jammy in 21 volumes, Lyon, 1651 and that of Emil Borgnet in 38 volumes, Paris, 1890-99.
Bibliography: Bibliographical guides are listed in:
James Weisheipl, "Albertus Magnus," DMA 1 (1982): 126-9
G. Binding, "Albertus Magnus," LMA 1 (1980): 294-9
Paul Simon, "Albert der Große," TRE 2 (1978): 177-84
Stegmüller, 2 (1950): 31-42
Schneyer, 1 (1969): 92-123