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Leslie Seth-Smith
Leslie James Seth-Smith (12 January 1923 – 5 November 2007), known as James Brabazon, was a screenwriter and the author of two well-received biographies of Albert Schweitzer and Dorothy L. Sayers. He also compiled and translated some of Albert Schweitzer's writings in ''Albert Schweitzer: Essential Writings''. He died on 5 November 2007 after a short illness due to lung cancer. His uncle David Seth-Smith was known as the 'Zoo man', and his great grandfather was Seth Smith (property developer), Seth Smith, who built large proportions of Belgravia & Mayfair in the West End of London, in the mid 19th century. References External links James Brabazon - Writer and Producer * 1923 births 2007 deaths British biographers Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Deaths from lung cancer in England 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Schweitzer
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian-German/French polymath. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. A Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by the historical-critical method current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view. His contributions to the interpretation of Pauline Christianity concern the role of Paul's mysticism of "being in Christ" as primary and the doctrine of justification by faith as secondary. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of " Reverence for Life", becoming the eighth Frenchman to be awarded that prize. His philosophy was expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). As a music scholar and organist, he studied the music of German composer Johann Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
