Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) was an Alsatian theologian, organist, philosopher and physician who founded a mission hospital at Lambaréné, in present-day Gabon. By the age of thirty he had already earned distinction as a theologian, a scholar of Johann Sebastian Bach and a respected concert organist. His turning point came in 1905, when he resolved to study medicine so that he could serve the sick in Africa as a mission doctor. Qualifying in 1913, he traveled with his wife, Helene, to Lambaréné, where they opened a hospital that he devoted the rest of his life to building, funding it in part through organ recitals and lectures in Europe. His ethical philosophy of “Reverence for Life” called for respect and care toward all living beings. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for 1952 and died at Lambaréné in 1965, leaving an enduring example of faith expressed through service.
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Great Christian Missionaries
St. Paul carried the Christian message across the Roman world on his missionary journeys. Centuries later, David Livingstone combined mission work with exploration in southern and central Africa, and Hudson Taylor founded the China Inland Mission. Albert Schweitzer established a hospital at Lambaréné in present-day Gabon, and Mother Teresa devoted her life to the poor of Calcutta.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for mediating an end to the Russo-Japanese War. Albert Schweitzer was honored for his philosophy of reverence for life and his medical work in Africa, Martin Luther King Jr. for leading the nonviolent struggle for civil rights, and Mother Teresa for her service to the poorest of the poor in Calcutta.
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