Biography of dr albert schweitzer wikipedia
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Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (14 January – 4 September) was an Alsatianphilosopher, philanthropist, physician, theologian, missionary, and musicologist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in
Quotes
[edit]- Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life — it is bad to damage and destroy life. And this ethic, profound and universal, has the significance of a religion. It is religion.
- As quoted in Albert Schweitzer&#;: The Man and His Mind () by George Seaver, p.
- The awareness that we are allhuman beings together has become lost in war and through politics. We have reached the point of regarding each other only as members of a people either allied with us or against us and our approach; prejudice, sympathy, or antipathy are all conditioned on that.Now we must rediscover the fact that we — all together — are human beings, and that we must strive to concede to each other what moral capacity we have. Only in this way
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Albert Schweitzer
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer, MD, angående, (14 January – 4 September ) was a French-German theologian, musician, philosopher and physician. He was born in Kaysersberg(Alsace), at the time a part of the German Empire.
He wrote books about music and religion. He started a famous hospital in Lambarene, Africa. He received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Earlier life
[change | change source]Albert Schweitzer was born in Kaysersberg(Alsace), on 14 January He lived in the village of Gunsbach, where his father was a local pastor. His father taught him how to play music. In , Schweitzer passed his Baccalaureat.
After this, Schweitzer went to Paris to learn philosophy and music, before returning to his birthplace to study theology. He spent nine years studying medicine and surgery. He would dedicate his life to helping people and curing diseases.
Music
[change | change source]Schweitzer was a famous en person som spelar orgel and was extremely interested in the music of Johann S
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Hôpital Albert Schweitzer
Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon
The Hôpital Albert Schweitzer was established in by Albert Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau Schweitzer in Lambaréné, Gabon.
History
[edit]Albert Schweitzer opened a hospital in in Lambaréné in what was then French Equatorial Africa that became Gabon, where he ran it until his death in [1][2] He won the Nobel Prize in for his work there.[2] Schweitzer used the prize money to build a leper colony.[3] For most of its history, the hospital was operated, staffed, and funded by Europeans.[1][2] Schweitzer worked with "fellowships" in many countries to fund his work (including the US Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, which was founded in )[4] and the fellowships were coordinated by the "Association Internationale de l'oeuvre du docteur Albert Schweitzer de Lambaréné" (AISL), which also oversaw the hospital.[5] In the "Fondation internationale de l'Hôpi