Albert Schweitzer

Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʃvaɪtsɐ] ; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of the historical Jesus as depicted by the historical-critical method current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view. His contributions to the interpretation of Pauline Christianity concern the role of Paul's mysticism of "being in Christ" as primary and the doctrine of justification by faith as secondary.

He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life". His philosophy was expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). As a music scholar and organist, he studied the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and influenced the Organ Reform Movement (Orgelbewegung).

Notable works: The Quest of the Historical Jesus Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Officer of the Legion of Honour, honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, Pour le Mérite, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, Paracelsus Medal of the German Medical Association, James Cook Medal, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Education: University of Strasbourg, University of Tübingen, philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague

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