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Albert Schweitzer

1875 - 1965

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Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʃvaɪtsɐ] ; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German and French 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Schweitzer is the 12th most popular physician, the 136th most popular biography from France (down from 133rd in 2019) and the most popular French Physician.

Albert Schweitzer was a German theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. He studied at the University of Strasbourg and became a medical doctor in 1892. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his philosophy of "reverence for life."

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Among physicians, Albert Schweitzer ranks 12 out of 726. Before him are Florence Nightingale, Basil of Caesarea, L. L. Zamenhof, Joseph Lister, Edward Jenner, and Anthony Fauci. After him are Andreas Vesalius, Edgar Adrian, Ignaz Semmelweis, William Harvey, Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, and Alan Hodgkin.

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Among people born in 1875, Albert Schweitzer ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Mann, Maurice Ravel, Aleister Crowley, Vallabhbhai Patel, Syngman Rhee, and Rainer Maria Rilke. After him are D. W. Griffith, Ibn Saud, Ferdinand Porsche, Jeanne Calment, Mileva Marić, and Gerd von Rundstedt. Among people deceased in 1965, Albert Schweitzer ranks 8. Before him are T. S. Eliot, Le Corbusier, Malcolm X, Edward Victor Appleton, W. Somerset Maugham, and Syngman Rhee. After him are Farouk of Egypt, Martin Buber, Eli Cohen, Hermann Staudinger, Stan Laurel, and Adlai Stevenson II.

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In France

Among people born in France, Albert Schweitzer ranks 136 out of 6,770. Before him are François Hollande (1954), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Sully Prudhomme (1839), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), Pope Benedict XII (1280), and Jean de La Fontaine (1621). After him are François Villon (1431), Charles VII of France (1403), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Hugh Capet (940), Charles IX of France (1550), and Pope Clement IV (1190).

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Among PHYSICIANS In France

Among physicians born in France, Albert Schweitzer ranks 1. After him are Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), Claude Bernard (1813), Alexis Carrel (1873), Charles Nicolle (1866), Philippe Pinel (1745), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), René Laennec (1781), André Frédéric Cournand (1895), Hilary of Poitiers (315), and Ambroise Paré (1510).

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