Schweit·zer (shw t s r, shvt-), Albert 1875-1965. French philosopher, physician, and musician who founded (1913) and spent much of his life at a missionary hospital in present-day Gabon. Schweitzer was a noted organist and wrote many theological works. He won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. |
Schweitzer [ˈʃwaɪtsə ˈʃvaɪt-]
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(Biographies / Schweitzer, Albert (1875-1965) M, Franco-German, RELIGION: missionary, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, RELIGION: theologian, MUSIC: organist) Albert. 1875-1965, Franco-German medical missionary, philosopher, theologian, and organist, born in Alsace. He took up medicine in 1905 and devoted most of his life after 1913 to a medical mission at Lambaréné, Gabon: Nobel peace prize 1952
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| Noun | 1. | Schweitzer - French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) |
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