Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), scholar
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Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a German scholar.
Biography
Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher and physician. His dissertation at the Protestant Theological Faculty in Strasburg was a landmark in the search for the historical Jesus, drawing attention on the apocalyptic elements of the Gospel teaching. Nobel Peace Price in 1953 for his humanitarian work in Africa.
Works
Books
- Von Reimarus zu Wrede: Eine Geschichte der Leben-Jesu-Forshung (Tübingen 1906)
- The Quest for the Historical Jesus: A Critical Study of Its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede, tr. W. Montgomery (London 1911)