Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism

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The Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism is a prize given to people who made exemplary contributions to humanity and the environment. The goal of the prize is to advance the cause of humanitarianism. The prize was established in 1986 by Albert Toepfer, an international grain merchant from Hamburg, Germany. [1] Previously given under the auspices of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in New York and administered by Johns Hopkins University, it is named after noted humanitarian and physician Albert Schweitzer and is now administered by The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. [2]

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Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism:

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Gregg L. Semenza American physician

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Gwen Grant Mellon was an American medical missionary and the founder and administrator of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti in Deschapelles, Haiti. As a single mother she worked as a riding instructor on a dude ranch in Arizona, where she met neighboring rancher William Larimer Mellon Jr., heir to the Mellon fortune. Shortly after their marriage in 1946, the couple decided to emulate the work of Dr. Albert Schweitzer in an underdeveloped country and enrolled at Tulane University, he to receive his medical degree and she to study tropical medicine. She planned the building of the 75-bed hospital in Haiti, paid for from the couple's personal fortune, and worked there from its opening in 1956 until her death. She was honored with the first Elizabeth Blackwell Award in 1958 and the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 2000.

References

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  2. ↑ "The Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism". The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. 2012. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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  5. ↑ "Jimmy Carter Receives First Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, Addresses Nuclear Arms Issue". The Carter Center. September 25, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "SISTER ISOLINA FERRÉ". Centros Isolina Ferre. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "ACTIVIST WINS SCHWEITZER PRIZE". Buffalo News. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Buffmire Lectureship: Dr D. Holmes Morton". Flinn Foundation. November 5, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ Kay, Jane (February 8, 2012). "S.F. doctor wins Schweitzer prize". SFGATE. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sharon Darling". The National Endowment for the Humanities. June 21, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship". schweitzerfellowship.org. December 20, 2005. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Professor Emeritus H. Jack Geiger Receives Schweitzer Prize". The City College of New York. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  13. ↑ Frost, Mollie (November 20, 2012). "College Fellow awarded Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism". ACP Internist. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  14. ↑ "1997 Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism Ceremony". pages.jh.edu. October 9, 1997. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Ted Turner Awarded 2001 Schweitzer Medal for Humanitarianism". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). September 4, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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