Schweitzer

American

[shwahyt-ser, shvahyt-] / ˈʃwaɪt sər, ˈʃvaɪt- /

noun

Albert, 1875–1965, Alsatian writer, missionary, doctor, and musician in Africa: Nobel Peace Prize 1952.

Schweitzer British

/ ˈʃvaɪt-, ˈʃwaɪtsə /

noun

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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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

“It’s awful how much waste that is,” said Pamela Schweitzer, a pharmacist and former assistant U.S. surgeon general.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

That came after reading a 1949 Time magazine article about Albert Schweitzer, the legendary physician, humanitarian and theologian of that era.

From Salon

“It’s bad for baseball,” said Maurice Schweitzer, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania whose specialties include effective decision making.

From Los Angeles Times

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