Helene Bresslau Schweitzer

Helene Bresslau Schweitzer
Helene and her husband Albert
Born
Helene Bresslau

(1879-01-25)25 January 1879
Berlin, Germany
Died1 June 1957(1957-06-01) (aged 78)
Zurich, Switzerland[1]
EducationProtestant Deaconess Society
Known forCo-founding the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon
SpouseAlbert Schweitzer
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Nursing, Missionary

Helene Bresslau Schweitzer (25 January 1879 – 1 June 1957[1]) was a German medical missionary, nurse, social worker, linguist, public medicine enthusiast, editor, feminist, sociologist,[2] and the wife/confidant of Albert Schweitzer, who co-founded the Albert Schweitzer Hospital with her.[3] Albert, a medical missionary, did not mention her role in his efforts. According to writer Mary Kingsley, she is "one form of human being whose praise has never adequately been sung, namely, the missionary's wife."[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Rhena was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Founder Considered Patients: Schweitzer's Successors Fear Government Takeover". Sarasota Journal. No. 100. Sarasota, Florida. September 7, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Marxsen, Patti M. Helene Schweitzer: A Life of Her Own. First Edition. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2015.