The Primeval Forest (Schweitzer Library)

There, in this sorry world of ours, goes a great man Albert Einstein, on Albert SchweitzerIn July of 1913, thirty eight year old medical doctor Albert Schweitzer gave up his position as a respected professor at the University of Strasbourg and celebrated authority on music and philosophy in order to go as a physician to French Equatorial Africa present day Gabon The Primeval Forest is Schweitzer s own fascinating story of these eventful years a thrilling tale of his amazingly successful attempt to practice modern medicine and surgery in the face of wild elephant raids, marauding leopards, famine, an flood a story rich in human interest and high drama.Schweitzer describes how he and his wife, a qualified nurse, worked to establish a hospital in the steaming jungle at Lambar n At first they treated patients in the open air, amid unbelievably primitive conditions with few drugs, medicines, or adequate instruments But they worked tirelessly, caring for as many as forty cases a day, battling the misery caused by sleeping sickness, leprosy, pestilence, and plague And, as the years went on, they gradually built a permanent hospital to alleviate the terrible suffering of the Congo people. Best Read eBook The Primeval Forest (Schweitzer Library) Author Albert Schweitzer – kino-fada.fr This slim volume is a vivid account of Schweitzer s impressions and experiences during his first period in Equatorial Africa modern Gabon , written with the help of the reports which I wrote every six months in Lambarene and sent as printed letters to my friends and supporters The book describes the challenges Schweitzer faced as a doctor in Africa limited resources, oppressive heat exposing the head for even a few minutes of sunlight could cause sunstroke , and, of course, terrible illnes This slim volume is a vivid account of Schweitzer s impressions and experiences during his first period in Equatorial Africa moder...Albert Schweitzer was a doctor at a Christian missionary station in what is now Gabon during the First World War He was also a theologian, philosopher and organist His book is about the daily life of a missionary doctor, the suffering and survival of the native people, and man s struggle with Nature The book is a vivid and engaging description of his circumstances and environment, and he ends with a call to action to his fellow Europeans to help Africa at a time when Europe was ju...This was the second book which I read about Albert Schweitzer and was given to me by my uncle who was a surgeon As a young boy it inspired me to want to be a doctor in Africa also sadly I was not clever enough to be a doctor The writing style is old fashioned and some of the attitudes may seem a bit condescending for modern day readers, but when put in the context of its time it s an inspiring work about a man filled with a huge compassion I finally followed in the footsteps of Schweitzer, This was the second book which I read about Albert Schweitzer and was given to me by my uncle who was a surgeon As a young boy it inspired me to want to be a doctor in Africa also sadly I was not clever enough to be a doctor The writing style is old fashioned and some of the attitudes may...Am currently reading Albert Schweitzer s collection of contemporary reports from his time as a missionary doctor in what at the time was the French colony of Equatorial Africa now Gabon from 1912 to 1917 The reports are grouped together in the book On the Edge of the Primeval Forest.As well as providing insights into tropical disease and medicine, the book later on gives scope for Schweitzer s developing thoughts on the nature of colonialism, particularly as it relates to the issue of labour Am currently reading Albert Schweitzer s collection of contemporary reports from his time as a missionary doctor in what at the time was the French colony of Equatorial Africa now Gabon from 1912 to 1917 The reports are grouped together in the book On the Edge of the Primeval Forest.As well as providing insights into tropical disease and medicine, the book later on gives scope for Schweitzer s developing thoughts on the nature of colonialism, particularly as it relates to the issue of labour.In a chapter entitled Social Problems in the Forest , written in the summer of 1914, the doctor philosopher addresses the labour problem in the French colony His observations are w...Of late I have continuously been coming across books on and by Schweizer so I gave up and read one While the language is dated this text of the experience of setting up his hospital is valuable Faith in action and a life in the service of others.DNF.Der Einblick in eine andere Zeit, wie auch die Beschreibung des Umlandes von Lambarene war f r mich sehr faszinierend Anders als zun chst gedacht, war auch die Sprache sehr angenehm zu lesen.I picked up this English edition after a futile and abortive attempt on a poorly translated Chinese edition.Dr Schweitzer s narrative of his experience and impression is straight forward and to the point I have read from somewhere that people had criticized Schweitzer for his patronization toward the African natives However, I don t sense it from this writing I find him giving the question of relieving the natives a deep thought and trying to provide sincere solutions His contrasting child I picked up this English edition after a futil...Etonnant Je ne connaissais pour ainsi dire rien d Albert Schweitzer il a ouvert un h pital en Afrique pour soigner des malades, il a re u le prix Nobel Je d couvre qu il a eu une autre vie avant l Afrique organiste hors pair et tr s influent, autorit sur Bach, docteur en th ologie, pasteur protestant , qu il a pris la r solution de devenir m decin pour partir fonder son h pital en Afrique Quel destin e.Mais aussi, quelle d ception de le voir succomber aussi rapidement une forme certes Etonnant Je ne connaissais pour ainsi dire rien d Albert Schweitzer il a ouvert un h pital en Afrique pour soigner des malades, il a re u le prix Nobel Je d couvre qu il a eu une autre vie avant l Afrique organiste hors pair et tr s influent, autorit sur Bach, docteur en th ologie, pasteur protestant , qu il a pris la r solutio...The author of this memoir, Albert Schwitzer, was a doctor, musician and religious philosophical writer from Alcase Lorraine part of the German empire at his birth in 1875 and after WWI part of France This book is about the building and running of a hospital in west Africa in Lambarene, later Gabon.Although this book is colored by European opinions of Africans, his humanity in setting up and treating people where there was no previous serious hospital was courageous The events set out in this The author of this memoir, Albert Schwitzer, was a doctor, musician and religious philosophical writer from Alcase Lorraine part of the German empire at his birth in 1875 and after WWI part of France This book is about the building and running of a hospital in west Africa in Lambarene, later Gabon.Although this book is colored by European opinions of Africans, his humanity in setting up and treating people where there was no previous serious hospital was courageous T...

• English
• 07 July 2018
Albert Schweitzer
• Paperback
• 240 pages
• 0801859581
• Albert Schweitzer
• The Primeval Forest (Schweitzer Library)