Frank Albo
Encyclopedia
Frank Albo is a researcher and teacher from the University of Winnipeg
, in Manitoba
, Canada
. He is known for his writings about the Manitoba Legislature. In his work, Albo claims that numerous symbols and figures inside the Manitoba Legislative Building
are related to occultism and Freemasonry
.
Frank Albo was a Research Fellow at the University of Winnipeg and a specialist in religions of the Ancient Near East
and Western esoteric traditions. His claims regarding the alleged Freemasonic symbolism in the Manitoba Legislative Building have been featured in several national and international media, as well as his book, The Hermetic Code. Frank was a Huygens scholar in the Department of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam and is presently a doctoral candidate in the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge
.
Albo gives regular presentations and continues his research into esoteric
matters.
University of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...
, in Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He is known for his writings about the Manitoba Legislature. In his work, Albo claims that numerous symbols and figures inside the Manitoba Legislative Building
Manitoba Legislative Building
The Manitoba Legislative Building is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, in central Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was originally named the Manitoba Parliament Building, not Legislative. The neoclassical building was completed in 1920 and stands seventy-seven meters tall...
are related to occultism and Freemasonry
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
.
Frank Albo was a Research Fellow at the University of Winnipeg and a specialist in religions of the Ancient Near East
Religions of the Ancient Near East
The religions of the ancient Near East were mostly polytheistic, with some early examples of primitive monolatry , Ashurism and Monism...
and Western esoteric traditions. His claims regarding the alleged Freemasonic symbolism in the Manitoba Legislative Building have been featured in several national and international media, as well as his book, The Hermetic Code. Frank was a Huygens scholar in the Department of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam and is presently a doctoral candidate in the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
.
Albo gives regular presentations and continues his research into esoteric
Esotericism
Esotericism or Esoterism signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs, that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group or those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest. The term derives from the Greek , a compound of : "within", thus "pertaining to the more inward",...
matters.