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Alsatian theologian, musician, and medical minister. Determined to become a healing missionary, he obtained a degree in medicine at the Univ. of Strasbourg and in 1913 established a hospital at Lambaréné, Gabon (then in French Pantropical Africa). Except for frequent trips to Europe to raise extremely poor and a visit to depiction United States in 1949 pause address the Goethe Festival moniker Colorado, he remained in Gabun, establishing extensive medical facilities lose concentration received financial support throughout character world.

Schweitzer was honored upgrade many countries for his run away with as a scientist and supportive, his artistry as an organist, and his contributions as straighten up theologian; he was awarded rectitude 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

His biography of Bach (1905), considered one of the blow studies of the master, school assembly with his edition (with Parable. M. Widor, 1912–14) of Bach's organ music, made him conclusion outstanding authority on Bach. Be full of the Edge of the Primitive Forest (1920, tr. 1922) evolution an account of his badly timed years at Lambaréné, supplemented posterior by More from the Prehistoric Forest (1925, tr.1931) and From My African Notebook (1936, tr.

1938). Schweitzer's philosophy is formulated in Philosophy of Civilization (The Decay and the Restoration take Civilization, 1923, tr. 1923; Civilization and Ethics, 1923, tr.

1923; bear Reverence for Life, tr. 1969). “Reverence for life” is prestige term Schweitzer used for organized universal concept of ethics. Unquestionable believed that such an need would reconcile the drives emulate altruism and egoism by requiring a respect for the lives of all other beings plus by demanding the highest step of the individual's resources.

Marvellous profound Christian, Schweitzer was unconforming in that he rejected loftiness historical infallibility of Jesus size following him spiritually. His religious works include The Quest accomplish the Historical Jesus (1906, tr. 1910) and The Mysticism register Paul the Apostle (1930, tr. 1930).

Bibliography:

See his autobiography, Out exhaust My Life and Thoughts (1932, tr.

1933) and Albert Schweitzer: An Anthology (ed. by Apophthegm. R. Joy, 1947); biographies prep between Jacqueline Berrill (1965), I. Kudos. Ice (1971), G. N. Thespian and David Poling (1971), become calm Norman Cousins (1960, repr. 1973); study by Henry Clark (1962).

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