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Which one of these German writers was a favourite of Adolf Hitler during his childhood, in fact, he so admired him that he recommended his books to his generals and had special editions distributed to soldiers on the front?
a. Franz Kafka
b. Karl May
c. Friedrich Nietzsche
d. Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer

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born

January 14, 1875

died

September 04, 1965

gender

male

place of birth

Kaisersberg, Alsace-Lorraine, France

genre

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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avg rating: 4.22 | 155 ratings | 25 reviews | 85 distinct works | 2 fans

	Out of My Life and Thought by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 4.24 — 38 ratings — published 1953 8 editions	my rating:
	The Quest of the Historical Jesus by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 3.94 — 17 ratings — published 1906 10 editions	my rating:
	The Philosophy of Civilization 1: The Decay & the Restoration of Civilization: Part 2, Civilization & Ethics by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 4.45 — 11 ratings — published 1987 2 editions	my rating:
	Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer by Albert Schweitzer, Harold E. Robles avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published 1993 2 editions	my rating:
	On the Edge of the Primeval Forest and More from the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 1976	my rating:
	The Words of Albert Schweitzer (Words of Series) by Albert Schweitzer, Norman Cousins (editor) avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published 1990 2 editions	my rating:
	J.S. Bach 1 by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 1967 4 editions	my rating:
	The Animal World of Albert Schweitzer by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1996 2 editions	my rating:
	The Primeval Forest by Albert Schweitzer avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 1998	my rating:
	Memoirs of Childhood and Youth by Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Bergel, Alice R. Bergel avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 1960 4 editions	my rating: