He was an accomplished organist and interpreter of Bach, a crusader for world peace, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He made his philosophy of "reverence for life" an ethic for the world. The hospital he founded in Lambaréné (still in operation in present-day Gabon) is a model of what Europeans might have given to Africans throughout colonial history. But above all, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a talented and compassionate human being. This biography probes beyond the timeworn image of Schweitzer as "the old man in the pith helmet" to reveal the philosopher, scholar, husband, father, humanitarian, and liberal rebel in a conservative church.
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"An absorbing, deep-reaching, enormously rewarding study. It reads like a novel, but has the sobriety and savor of first-rank scholarship. No student of Schweitzer can be without it; and I would strongly recommend it for the general reader interested in penetrating to the heart and thought of this remarkable genius." -- Norman Cousins
"A detailed and satisfying portrait of a many-faceted genius. Schweitzer achieved a doctorate in both theology and philosophy while music appeared to be his natural gift and Bach his inspiration. The African days are completely examined and readers are always conscious of Schweitzer's humor and stubbornness... Well-researched, this biography comes with notes, chapter references, bibliographies by and about Schweitzer, a chronology, and a very detailed index. But the scholarship is never overwhelming, and the book remains enjoyable reading to the final page." -- Library Journal
"The book cannot be read without gaining an appreciation of the energy, will, and artistry of an incredible man, who said of himself, 'I am only a person living his religion.'." -- Detroit News
A highly readable biography of one of this century's most famous figures
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Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. First biography after Schweitzer's death, with forward by his daughter, Rhena. Grey covers with gilt, 342pp inc index with black endpapers and two blocs of b/w illustrations. Book has a couple of light marks and light foxing on page edges, sunned top covers edges and light bumping to head and foot of spine, but little sign of wear. Unclipped DJ has light sunning to edges, slightly beached red spine lettering, but very little wear. Internally very clean and tight and overall a VG copy. Ref:093296. Seller Inventory # 003296
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 362 pages.Describes Dr. Schweitzer's work at the hospital at Lambarene in Gabon. Seller Inventory # 827s
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ex library, fep removed, stamps on reverse of title page and text block edges that show being well handled. D/W slight rubbing and curling to edges and spine slightly browned. Spine creased down middle, ends turned and rubbed. Contents clean and firm.Covid 19 - Please see "More Information" for current shipping terms. Seller Inventory # 001656
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. SCHWEITZER A Biography George Marshall & David Poling. Foreword by Rhena Schweitzer. Geoffrey Bles, London 1971 First edition ISBN 0713800003 342pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in fine condition and comes from the library of Peter Norris one time Director of the Yehudi Menuhin School whose book plate is on the f.e.p. The Unclipped dust wrapper is a trifle sunned to the spine but is otherwise fine. Laid in is a quantity of photographs and brochures relating to Schweitzer's home in Gunsbach as well as a speech called 'Humanity and Peace' made when Schweitzer was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Albert Schweitzer, OM (14 January 1875 ? 4 September 1965) was a German?and later French?theologian, musician, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa best known for his interpretive life of Jesus. He was born in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, at that time part of the German Empire. Schweitzer, a Lutheran, challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by historical-critical methodology current at his time in certain academic circles, as well as the traditional Christian view. He depicted Jesus as one who literally believed the end of the world was coming in his own lifetime and believed himself to be a world saviour. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life", expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, now in Gabon, west central Africa (then French Equatorial Africa). As a music scholar and organist, he studied the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and influenced the Organ reform movement. Ref Q4. Seller Inventory # 008647
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