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

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

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

The Mellon family had financed a hospital called Hospital Albert Schweitzer, named for the famous German theologian and physician who had worked as a doctor in West Africa.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French