🎂 Albert Schweitzer is born (1875)
Where: Kaysersberg, France
📅 On This Day: January 14
January 14, 1875: Albert Schweitzer is born. Albert Schweitzer was born in 1875 in Kaysersberg, in Alsace. He was already an organist and scholar, but after 30 he studied medicine and built a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon, in Africa. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
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🧠 Question of the day
In which country did Schweitzer build his hospital?
- Brazil
- Gabon
- Norway
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Answer: Gabon
Questions
What happened on January 14?
January 14, 1875: Albert Schweitzer is born. It happened in Kaysersberg, France.
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