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Schweitzer
Schweitzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Schweitzer, German theologian, musician, physician, and medical missionary, winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize * Anton Schweitzer, opera composer * Brian Schweitzer, former Democratic Governor of the US state of Montana * Darrell Schweitzer, American writer, editor and essayist * Douglas Schweitzer, Canadian politician * Edmund Schweitzer, electrical engineer, inventor * Edmund O. Schweitzer Jr., founder of E. O. Schweitzer Manufacturing * George K. Schweitzer, academic in chemistry and family history and local history * Georgia Schweitzer, former collegiate and professional basketball player * Jean Baptista von Schweitzer, German politician and poet * Jeff Schweitzer, American non-fiction author, scientist and political commentator * Johann Friedrich Schweitzer, Dutch-German alchemist * Louis Schweitzer (philanthropist), paper manufacturer * Louis Schweitzer (CEO), chairman and former CEO of Renault * ... [...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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Schweitzer
Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments. Early life, education and early career Schweitzer was born in Havre, Montana, the fourth of six children of Kathleen Helen (née McKernan) and Adam Schweitzer. His paternal grandparents were ethnic Germans from Kuchurhan in the Odessa Oblast (then in Russia, now in Ukraine); his maternal grandparents were Irish. He is a first cousin, once removed, of entertainer Lawrence Welk (Schweitzer's paternal grandmother was Welk's aunt). Following his high school years at Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, Colorado in 1973, Schweitzer earned his bachelor of science degree in international agronomy from Colorado State University in 1978 and a master of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Schweitzer Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the northwest United States in northern Idaho, northwest of Sandpoint. Located in Bonner County in the Selkirk Mountains, it overlooks Lake Pend Oreille to the southeast with views of the Bitterroot and Cabinet mountain ranges. The ski area is approximately south of the Canada–US border. Schweitzer Mountain has a summit elevation of above sea level with a vertical drop of . There are 92 named runs and open bowls on Schweitzer's skiable area of , served by 10 lifts. The average annual snowfall is over 300 inches (7.6 metres). The longest continuous groomed run is ''Little Blue Ridge Run'', at , and the uphill lift capacity is 15,900 passengers per hour. History Early History The peak known as "Schweitzer Mountain" was named after an old Swiss hermit who lived at the bottom of the basin (''Schweizer'' is German for "Swiss"). He had been in the Swiss military, and, as part of a crime investigation, his house was searched. It y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Schweitzer
Weston Robert Schweitzer (born September 11, 1993) is an American football Center (gridiron football), center for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Jose State Spartans football, San Jose State and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Early life Schweitzer was born on September 11, 1993 in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he graduated from Chaparral High School (Arizona), Chaparral High School in 2011. Schweitzer also was a wrestler in high school in addition to playing high school football, football, where he joined the starting line up as a sophomore and helped win more than three consecutive state championships. Schweitzer originally planned on joining the U.S. Marines after high school until he began receiving athletic scholarship offers. College career As a two-star recruit, Schweitzer committed to San Jose State Spartans football, San Jose State in 2011 over offers from Air F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Schweitzer
Jeff Schweitzer (born 1957) is an American non-fiction author, scientist, political commentator and proponent of scientific skepticism. His published works are largely devoted to the interrelationship between politics, morality, religion and science. He is a blogger for The Huffington Post. Early life, education and career Schweitzer was born and raised in Southern California. Schweitzer began his scientific career in the fields of marine biology and neurophysiology. He earned his Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Schweitzer joined the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine in 1984. While at U.C. Irvine, Schweitzer was selected in 1986 to participate in the Science, Engineering and Diplomacy Fellowship program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1991 Schweitzer was appointed as the chief environmental officer at the State Department's Agency for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Higby Schweitzer
Mary Higby Schweitzer is an American paleontologist at North Carolina State University, who led the groups that discovered the remains of blood cells in dinosaur fossils and later discovered soft tissue remains in the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' specimen MOR 1125, as well as evidence that the specimen was a pregnant female when she died. Biography Schweitzer earned a B.S. in Communicative Disorders from Utah State University in 1977, and got a Certificate of Secondary Education in Broadfield Science from Montana State University in 1988. Under the direction of mentor Jack Horner, she received her Ph.D. in Biology from Montana State University in 1995. She has three children. Based at North Carolina State University, Schweitzer is currently researching Molecular Paleontology, molecular diagenesis and taphonomy, evolution of physiological and reproductive strategies in dinosaurs and their bird descendants, and astrobiology. Discoveries In 2000, Bob Harmon, chief preparator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoram Schweitzer
Yoram Schweitzer is an Israeli intelligence official who is a senior research fellow at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and is director of the institute's Research Program: Terrorism and Low-Intensity Conflict. During 2017, Schweitzer was to be a visiting fellow at the Center for American Progress. Formerly, he served as a senior Military Intelligence officer and private consultant to the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel. Schweitzer’s areas of research include the Salafi Jihadi “camp” including The Islamic State (Daesh) and its subjected partners; Al Qaeda and its affiliates; Hezbollah; and Palestinian terror groups. He is an authority on terror related topics, including suicide bombings in which he conducted a project interviewing failed suicide bombers and their dispatchers. Biography From 1987 to 1998, Schweitzer intermittently headed the International Terrorism Section of the Israeli Defense Force's Military Intelligence Directorate. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Schweitzer
Scott Schweitzer (born August 12, 1971 in Rahway, New Jersey) is an American soccer coach and former professional soccer player. He spent two years as the head coach of Carolina RailHawks FC. College soccer Schweitzer was a four-year letter winner at N.C. State University. He was a two-time All-American (second team in 1991 and first team in 1992) and named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1992. He was a member of the Wolfpack team that made it to the 1990 NCAA Final Four. Schweitzer was also a member of the U.S. World University Games Team from 1992–1994. In 2002, he was selected to the ACC's 50th Anniversary men's soccer team. Professional career Schweitzer began his professional career in France in 1993 and 1994, where he played for Stade Brestois 29 and En Avant Guingamp of the French Third Division. Upon his return from France, Schweitzer played for one season (1995) with the Atlanta Ruckus of the American Professional Soccer League (the forerunner to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Schweitzer
Edmund O. Schweitzer III (born 1947, Evanston, Illinois) is an electrical engineer, inventor, and founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). Schweitzer launched SEL in 1982 in Pullman, Washington. Today, SEL manufacturers a wide variety of products that protect the electric power grid and industrial control systems at its three state-of-the-art U.S. manufacturing facilities in Pullman, Washington; Lewiston, Idaho; and, Lake Zurich, Illinois. SEL products and technologies are used in virtually every substation in North America and are in operation in 164 countries. Recognized as a pioneer in digital protection, Schweitzer has been credited with “revolutionizing the performance of electric power systems with computer-based protection and control equipment, and making a major impact in the electric power utility industry.” In the late 1970s, Schweitzer served on the electrical engineering faculties for Washington State University and Ohio University. He was elected a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlis Schweitzer
Marlis Erica Schweitzer (born 1975) is a Canadian theatre and performance historian. She is an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre at York University. Personal life Schweitzer and her husband Dan have two children together. Career After earning her PhD, Schweitzer accepted the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. The following year, Schweitzer was the recipient of the 2007 Richard Plant Award from the Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR) for her article "''Stepping on Stiletto: Kaleidoscope, CAPP, and Controversy.''" In 2009, Schweitzer published "''When Broadway Was the Runway: Theater, Fashion, and American Culture''" which was named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. The book, published through the University of Pennsylvania Press, examined consumer capitalism and the theater, department store, and fashion industries. The book would also go on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer
The Hôpital Albert Schweitzer was established in 1913 by Albert Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau Schweitzer in Lambaréné, Gabon. History Albert Schweitzer opened a hospital in 1913 in Lambaréné in what was then French Equatorial Africa that became Gabon, where he ran it until his death in 1965. He won the Nobel Prize in 1952 for his work there. Schweitzer used the prize money to build a leper colony. For most of its history, the hospital was operated, staffed, and funded by Europeans. Schweitzer worked with "fellowships" in many countries to fund his work (including the US Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, which was founded in 1940) and the fellowships were coordinated by the "Association Internationale de l'oeuvre du docteur Albert Schweitzer de Lambaréné" (AISL), which also oversaw the hospital. In 1974 the "Fondation internationale de l'Hôpital du docteur Albert Schweizer à Lambaréné" (FISL) was established and took over the duties of overseeing the hospital. Since its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer (; 29 May 1912 – 2 January 1994) was a French businessman who served as the fourth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1963 to 1973. Early life and education He was born on 29 May 1912, in Straßburg, Elsaß-Lothringen, German Empire. He is the father of Louis Schweitzer (businessman), Louis Schweitzer, CEO of Renault. He was the nephew of Albert Schweitzer. Schweitzer was educated at the University of Strasbourg, the University of Paris, and the Paris School of Political Science (Sciences Po) and received degrees in law, economics, and political science. Career In his early career, Schweitzer joined the French Government as an assistant Inspecteur des Finances (1936), before becoming an Inspecteur des Finances (1939). Then he was: deputy director for the department of external finance of the French Treasury (1946); alternate executive director for France at the IMF (1947); secretary of the French Interministerial Committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
