Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965

The organ artist Albert Schweitzer was able to pull various registers in his life: he was a significant theologian, a kind jungle doctor, a bestselling author, and a philosopher of reverence for life. In his simplicity and straightforwardness, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was also a master of self-presentation. He mingled with leading politicians and thinkers while also being careful to distinguish himself from the great and powerful. He made no fuss about his appearance and thus looked "like a close relative of dear God." Nils Ole Oermann sheds new light on Albert Schweitzer's life based on previously unknown sources, such as his key decision to become a physician, his relationship with Africans, and his political role in the 1950s. This creates a new image of "one of the most extraordinary people of modern times.".