Albert Schweitzer

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born

in Kaisersberg, Alsace-Lorraine, France

January 14, 1875

died

September 04, 1965

gender

male

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Religion & Spirituality

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Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, was an Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. He was born in Kaisersberg in Alsace-Lorraine, a Germanophone region which the German Empire returned to France after World War I. Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of historical Jesus current at his time and the traditional Christian view, depicting a Jesus who expected the imminent end of the world. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his philosophy of "reverence for life", expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Lambaréné Hospital in Gabon, west central Africa.

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	Out of My Life and Thought by Albert Schweitzer, Antje Bultmann Lemke (Translator), Jimmy Carter (Foreword by) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 1931 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quest of the Historical Jesus by Albert Schweitzer, Wes Montgomery (Translator), F.C. Burkitt (Preface) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1905 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer by Albert Schweitzer, Harold E. Robles 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1965 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philosophy of Civilization: The Decay & the Restoration of Civilization/Civilization & Ethics by Albert Schweitzer, C.T. Campion 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1923 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	J.S. Bach, Vol 1 by Albert Schweitzer, Ernest Newman (Translator), C.M. Widor (Designed by) 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Edge of the Primeval Forest/More from the Primeval Forest 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1922 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Primeval Forest by Albert Schweitzer, William H. Foege (Foreword by) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1931 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	J.S. Bach, Vol 2 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Words of Albert Schweitzer by Albert Schweitzer, Norman Cousins (editor) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Animal World of Albert Schweitzer by Albert Schweitzer, Charles R. Joy (Editor) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1950 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars