Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.
DescriptionFrench-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher
AliasesSchweitzer, Albert
BornJanuary 14, 1875
DiedSeptember 4, 1965
CountryGermany; France
ProfessionTheologian; Philosopher; Physician; Organist; Polymath; Writer; Music Historian
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Goethe Prize; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; Peace Prize Of The German Book Trade; Honorary Citizen Of Frankfurt Am Main; Knight Of The Legion Of Honour
