Schweitzer,Albert

Schweitzer,Albert
Schweit·zer (shwītʹsər, shvītʹ-), 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.

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  • Schweitzer, Albert — (1887–1965) Born in Alsace; NT scholar who held that Jesus believed that he was the Messiah designate who was to herald the coming of the kingdom of God in the near future. Schweitzer held that both traditional and liberal interpretations of… …   Dictionary of the Bible

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  • SCHWEITZER, Albert — (1875 1965)    German musical genius, philosopher, theologian and medical doctor who established a MISSIONARY hospital in French Equatorial Africa where he labored most of his life. His major theological work The Quest of the Historical Jesus… …   Concise dictionary of Religion

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  • Albert Schweitzer — (* 14. Januar 1875 in Kaysersberg im Oberelsass bei Colmar; † 4. September 1965 in Lambaréné, Gabun) war ein evangelischer The …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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