Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace prize in 1984, and the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005.
No, Albert Schweitzer did not decline the Nobel Peace Prize. He accepted the prize in 1952 for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life" and his humanitarian work in Africa.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer. Albert Schweitzer received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1953. During the selection process in 1952, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel. According to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year, and this statute was then applied. Albert Schweitzer therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1952 one year later, in 1953.
The Noble prize awarded to Albert was the "Reverence For life," and it was awarded in 1952 for his philosophy.
Albert Schweitzer was a philosopher, theologian, organist, physician, and missionary. He was French and won the Noble Peace Prize in 1952.
Albert Schweitzer is famous because he received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life". He is also known for theology, music & philanthropy.
There are at least three people named Albert: Camus, Einstein and Schweitzer whoo have won a Nobel prize. The question needs to be more specific.
he recieved the noble prize and goethe prize for all the work he did
Albert Schweitzer was well known for being a theologian, philosopher, musician, and medical missionary. He established a hospital in Africa and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life."
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African cleric and activist, who was the second South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.Tutu uses his high profile, and speeches to campaign for the downtrodden. He campaigns to fight AIDS, HIV, TB, Homophobia, Poverty and Racism.In 2005, He reiceved the Ghandi peace prize and the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism for his work.Tutu wanted to become a physician, but his parents could not afford the schooling, so he instead he became a teacher. To his Horror; A law was issued that black children and white children would be educated separately with teachers of the same race as themselves.Thus, Desmond Tutu joined the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to stand up against the apartheid.Desmond Tutu still carries out his work to this date, and Is at the ripe age of 77.
The Nobel Peace Prize for Peace for 1952, having been withheld in that year, was given to Albert Schweitzer on December 10, 1953. Source: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1952/schweitzer-bio.html
Desmond Elliott Prize was created in 2008.
Albert Schweitzer (german and french) founding an hospital in Lambaréné, Nobel Prize,.. ( or, a doctor more important by his research : Luc Montagnier who discover HIV (nobel prize too)