Schweitzer

American  

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

noun

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

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Schweitzer British  

/ ˈʃvaɪt-, ˈʃwaɪtsə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“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

That came after reading a 1949 Time magazine article about Albert Schweitzer, the legendary physician, humanitarian and theologian of that era.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2025

“Mixed messages just create more fodder and more intrigue,” said Schweitzer, the Wharton School professor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Carol Schweitzer, manager of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s forensic services unit, credited the organization’s partners.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

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

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