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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Schweitzer

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

The higher premium costs and copays from those visits will eat into the $1,000 Schweitzer tries to save each month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

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

“It’s bad for baseball,” said Maurice Schweitzer, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania whose specialties include effective decision making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024

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

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