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Helene Bresslau Schweitzer (25 January 1879 – 1 June 1957 [1]) was a German medical missionary, nurse, social worker, linguist, public medicine enthusiast, editor, feminist, sociologist, [2] and the wife/confidant of Albert Schweitzer, who co-founded the Albert Schweitzer Hospital with her. [3]
Rhena Schweitzer was born in Strasbourg in Alsace-Lorraine in 1919 right before the territory's post-World War I return to French control following 45 years as part of Germany. With his family still in Europe, Dr. Schweitzer went back to Africa in 1924, with occasional visits from his daughter and wife over the following two decades. [1]
After the birth of their daughter (Rhena Schweitzer Miller), Albert's wife, Helene Schweitzer was no longer able to live in Lambaréné due to her health. In 1923, the family moved to Königsfeld im Schwarzwald , Baden-Württemberg, where he was building a house for the family.
Schweitzer was inducted into the St. Louis Media History Foundation's Hall of Fame in 2017. [10] [3] He donated his papers to the St. Louis Mercantile Library. [11] [3] Schweitzer lived in Brentwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. [5] He was married and had two sons, Albert and Peter. Helene Soule Schweitzer, his wife, predeceased him in 2008 ...
The first card, commissioned by a prominent civil servant, educator, inventor, and the founding director of the renowned Victoria and Albert Museum, Henry Cole, was sent in 1843. Illustrated by ...
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Daniel's biographical book on Alsatian polymath Albert Schweitzer was published c. 1957 and became critically acclaimed. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The Canadian Champion called it an "outstanding example of love for your neighbor regardless of race or creed – [whilst] the lesson of brotherhood so missing in the world today."
In the first photo, Gere, 74, posed on the beach with Silva and sons Alexander, 5, James, 4, and Albert, 9, whom his wife shares with ex-husband Govind Friedland. Gere also shares son Homer, 24 ...