Physician & theologian
Albert Schweitzer
A concert organist and theologian who qualified as a doctor at thirty-eight and spent fifty years running a hospital in Gabon. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of the historical 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.
- Born
- 1875-01-14, Kaysersberg, FranceA Thursday
- Died
- 1965-09-04, Lambarene, GabonA Saturday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1875-01-14, Kaysersberg, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 23°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 18°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 23°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 13°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 13°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 14°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 14°01′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 20°48′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1965-09-04, Lambarene, Gabon · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Librevillethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 11°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 0°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 23°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 9°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 28°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 13°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 15°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 17°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 15°56′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Albert Schweitzer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.