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The humanism of Albert Schweitzer. (humanitarian and physician who worked in Gabon)
From:
The Humanist
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March 1, 1993| Author:
Negri, Maxine
| COPYRIGHT 1993 American Humanist Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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There is no disputing the world's acclaim of Dr. Albert Schweitzer as one of the greatest humanitarians of the twentieth century.
Here was a man who in the 90 years of his productive life, had earned doctorates in the fields of philosophy, theology, music, and medicine, and was famous in each; who had almost single-handedly built and established a hospital for natives in the heart of equatorial Africa; who was awarded, in 1953, the Nobel Prize for Peace; who was recogni...
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