The Nobel Peace Prize 1953
Awarded on: 1953-10-30
"for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one"
Albert Schweitzer
Born: 1875-01-14 in Kaysersberg, Germany (now France)
Gender: male
Field: German-French theologian and philosopher (1875–1965)
Biography
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer 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.