Albert Schweitzer



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, (January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965) 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 Out of My Life and Thought (The Albert Schweitzer Library)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 4.38 — 16 ratings — published 1998
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The Quest of the Historical Je... The Quest of the Historical Jesus (Paperback)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published 2005
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The Philosophy of Civilization... The Philosophy of Civilization: Part I, the Decay and the Restoration of Civilization : Part Ii, Civilization and Ethics (Paperback)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 1987
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The Spiritual Life: Selected W... The Spiritual Life: Selected Writings of Albert Schweitzer (Ecco Companions)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1996
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Reverence for Life: The Words ... Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer (Hardcover)
by Albert Schweitzer, Harold E. Robles
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 1995
2 editions
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The Primeval Forest The Primeval Forest (The Albert Schweitzer Library)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1998
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J. S. Bach J. S. Bach (Vol 1)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 1967
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Indian Thoughts And Its Develo... Indian Thoughts And Its Development (Paperback)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 2007
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On the Edge of the Primeval Fo... On the Edge of the Primeval Forest and More from the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa (Hardcover)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 1976
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The Mystery of the Kingdom of ... The Mystery of the Kingdom of God: The Secret of Jesus' Messiahship and Passion (Paperback)
by Albert Schweitzer
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 2004
2 editions
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quotes by Albert Schweitzer

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"The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats..."
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"Sometimes our flame goes out, but is
blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being."
Albert Schweitzer
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"Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace."
Albert Schweitzer
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