The humanism of Albert Schweitzer. (humanitarian and physician who worked in Gabon)

From: The Humanist | Date: March 1, 1993| Author: Negri, Maxine | Copyright information

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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