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19 unusual facts about Albert Schweitzer


Ahimsa

A thorough historical and philosophical study of Ahimsa was instrumental in the shaping of Albert Schweitzer's principle of "reverence for life".

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

The Albert Schweitzer Hospital was established in 1913 by Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, Gabon.

American Vegan Society

Crediting the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Schweitzer Jay created and promoted the Pillars of Ahimsa, one for each letter of the word: A-H-I-M-S-A.

Günter Lüling

A student of Albert Schweitzer and Martin Werner, he attempted to demonstrate the textual link between pre-Islamic Christian hymnody in the Middle East to the composition of the Qur'an.

Hospital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

Larry Mellon was inspired by the life and philosophy of Albert Schweitzer to dedicate his life and the Mellon family fortune to the creation, growth and maintaince of this hospital.

Ice block expedition of 1959

After approximately three weeks, the expedition arrived in Lambaréné and met with Albert Schweitzer.

The truck also brought 300 kg of medicines to the hospital of Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné.

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

Linus tells Sally about Albert Schweitzer and how he disliked Christmas presents because he "hated to write thank-you notes."

Joachim Neugroschel

Neugroschel translated more than 200 books of numerous authors, including Sholem Aleichem, Bergelson, Chekhov, Dumas, Hesse, Kafka, Mann, Moliere, Maupassant, Proust, Schweitzer, Singer and modern writers such as Ernst Jünger, Elfriede Jelinek and Tahar Ben Jelloun.

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

She and her husband, pioneering surgeon and best-selling author Edgar Berman, most notably went to French Equatorial Africa to work with Albert Schweitzer as extended volunteers.

Juniper, New Brunswick

Doctor Albert Schweitzer, famous for his medical and humanitarian work, served as an Honorary President of the International Kindness Club, before it was incorporated into the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), of which Mrs. Flemming became an honorary board member.

Pleyel et Cie

In 1913, Pleyel built the "Jungle Piano" for use by Albert Schweitzer in his hospital in Lambaréné (French Equatorial Africa – now Gabon).

Ralph Ellison

In 1969 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the following year, he was made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France and became a permanent member of the faculty at New York University as the Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities, serving from 1970 to 1980.

Reid's Palace Hotel

Famous guests over the years have included General Fulgencio Batista, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, David Lloyd George, deposed emperor Karl von Habsburg, Roger Moore, Gregory Peck, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, the missionary Albert Schweitzer, and dramatist George Bernard Shaw.

Robert Lenkiewicz

Inspired by the example of Albert Schweitzer, Lenkiewicz threw open the doors of his studios to anyone in need of a roof – down and outs, addicts, criminals and the mentally ill congregated there.

Robert Nisbet

Soon thereafter, he was appointed to the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Chair at Columbia.

Ruënna Mercelina

In her earlier years she attended Johan van Walbeeck Kindergarten and Elementary school, and then the Albert Schweitzer High School, where she entered the artistic scene by winning with eleven years old the school beauty queen title.

Spivey Hall

The visual centerpiece of Spivey’s design is the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Organ, a 79-rank, 3-manual, 4,413-pipe organ, built and installed by Fratelli Ruffatti of Padua, Italy.

William Wrede

His work, and that of Albert Schweitzer himself mark the end of the First Quest or Old Quest into the historical Jesus.


Armin D. Lehmann

In the cause of peace, Lehmann traveled to more than 150 countries, speaking out for non-violence, tolerance, and understanding with such other voices as Nehru and Schweitzer to all who would listen.

Don Wendell Holter

In 1958 he spent four months on a special study mission to Africa, including several days spent with Dr. Albert Schweitzer at Lambaréné.

Health in Gabon

Most of the health services of Gabon are public, but there are some private institutions, of which the best known is the hospital established in 1913 in Lambaréné by Albert Schweitzer.

High-dynamic-range imaging

An excellent example is the photograph Schweitzer at the Lamp by W. Eugene Smith, from his 1954 photo essay A Man of Mercy on Dr. Albert Schweitzer and his humanitarian work in French Equatorial Africa.

James Brabazon

Leslie James Seth-Smith (12 January 1923 – 5 November 2007), known as James Brabazon, was a screenwriter and the author of two well-received biographies of Albert Schweitzer and Dorothy L. Sayers.

Mark Brandis

The ships of the rescue service are named after people famous for their humanitarian efforts, such as Elsa Brändström, Florence Nightingale, Henri Dunant, Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.

Munster, Haut-Rhin

In the nearby village of Gunsbach, Albert Schweitzer grew up in the late 19th century, when the region was known as Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) and was part of the German Empire.

Robin Kevan

The Independent stated in one of its leaders in 2005 that "Mr Kevan thus follows in the footsteps of others who have decided something must be done and done it. One thinks of Florence Nightingale, Albert Schweitzer, Bob Geldof, Diana, Princess of Wales...".