14 January 1875 A.D. Dr. Albert Schweitzer Born—Lutheran Polymath,
Musician, Physician, & Missionary
Albert Schweitzer (1875 to 1965)
Lutheran
Musician, Philosopher, Physician, Missionary, Nobelist
Albert Schweitzer
was born in Kaysersberg, Alsace. His father was an Evangelical Lutheran pastor
and young Albert had an excellent education. He became famous in four fields.
First, he was not only a musician (a great organist) but he built his own
organs, each a masterpiece and analysed the music of Bach. At age 30 he studied
medicine, and is best known for his medical work In Africa. He was also a
philosopher of note whose ideas might not have been fully orthodox; nonetheless
he believed firmly in the resurrection. Because of his selfless service to the
people of Gabon, Africa, he is also known as a missionary! At Lamberene, Gabon,
he founded the Schweitzer Hospital, on the Ogooue River "at the edge of
the primeval forest." In 1952 he received the Nobel Peace prize.
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