To find information about his life there are three different approaches: A short biography, a complete biography and a curriculum with the most important dates. 

The contribution of  Helene Schweitzer-Bresslau, the wife of Dr.  Schweitzer was very important. Without her help, he could not have done half what he did. Helene herself has had a very interesting life.

Many ask us about the family tree of the Schweitzer family. We can not give you further info about the large branches of the family.

The ethic of "reverence for life" was for Albert Schweitzer even more important than his well known hospital.

In 1954 Schweitzer began to sereousely concern himself with the problem of nuclear weapons and in 1957 and 1958 he appealed to the world to ban nuclear tests and bombs in four talkes which were published under the titel of  "peace or atomic war".