Albert Schweitzer

James Brabazon updates his critically acclaimed biography of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer to include a wealth of recently discovered documents, including the letters between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau written during the ten years before their marriage.

Brabazon's research has also included recently released documents from the State Department regarding Schweitzer's battle with the United States Atomic Energy Commission to halt H-bomb tests.

James Brabazon is an independent writer/producer

Illustrations

vii

Preface

ix

Preface to the First Edition

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

Childhood, 1875--1885

1

(27)

The Dark Years, 1885--1893

28

(12)

Strasbourg, 1893--1896

40

(24)

Paris, 1896--1899

64

(20)

Berlin, 1899

84

(6)

Two Examinations, 1899--1900

90

(6)

The Scholar-Curate, 1900--1901

96

(14)

The Historical Jesus, 1901

110

(29)

Helene

139

(25)

Bach, 1902--1904

164

(22)

Medical Studies, 1905--1908

186

(16)

The Departure, 1908--1913

202

(29)

Africa, 1913

231

(8)

Andende: The First Hospital, 1913

239

(21)

War, 1914--1915

260

(8)

``Reverence for Life,'' 1915

268

(20)

Internment, 1915--1917

288

(14)

The Lost Coin, 1918--1924

302

(28)

Adolinanongo: The Second Hospital, 1924--1927

330

(11)

Fame, 1927--1929

341

(15)

Life at the Hospital, 1929--1932

356

(20)

Another War, 1932--1945

376

(20)

America: ``The Greatest Man in the World,'' 1945--1950

396

(21)

Schweitzer on Film, 1950--1954

417

(10)

A Crack in the Myth, 1951--1954

427

(16)

The Nobel Peace Prize and the Bomb, 1954--1957

443

(21)

The Last of Europe, 1957--1959

464

(13)

The Final Years, 1959--1965

477

(48)

Epilogue

499

(6)

Postscript to the Second Edition

505

(6)

Appendixes:

A. A Day at the Hospital

511

(10)

Albert Schweitzer

B. From Albert Schweitzer's Gift of Friendship

521

(4)

Erica Anderson

Notes

525

(16)

Bibliography

541

(6)

Index

547

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