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Schweitzer

American

[shwahyt-ser, shvahyt-] / ˈʃwaɪt sər, ˈʃvaɪt- /

noun

Albert, 1875–1965, Alsatian writer, missionary, doctor, and musician in Africa: Nobel Peace Prize 1952.

Schweitzer British

/ ˈʃwaɪtsə, ˈʃvaɪt- /

noun

Albert. 1875–1965, Franco-German medical missionary, philosopher, theologian, and organist, born in Alsace. He took up medicine in 1905 and devoted most of his life after 1913 to a medical mission at Lambaréné, Gabon: Nobel peace prize 1952

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One of the most famous discoveries came in 2005, when paleontologist Mary Schweitzer and colleagues reported soft tissue structures inside a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

“It’s awful how much waste that is,” said Pamela Schweitzer, a pharmacist and former assistant U.S. surgeon general.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

In a twist that only strengthens their bond, Feniger was once married to a man named Josh Schweitzer — who is now Milliken’s husband.

From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025

And finally this, from Leah and Norm Schweitzer:

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024

“I want to be like Dr. Schweitzer and play until I’m thirty.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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