ALBERT SCHWEITZER PRIZE FOR HUMANITARIANISM

The 'Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism' is a prize given to people who made exemplary contributions to humanity and the environment. The goal of the prize is to to advance the cause of humanitarianism. The prize was established in 1986 by Albert Toepfer, an international grain merchant from Hamburg, Germany. It is named after noted humanitarian and physician Albert Schweitzer and is one of several prizes of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, but it is given under the auspices of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in New York and is administered by Johns Hopkins University.
Recipients include:

★ Oscar Arias Sánchez, president of Costa Rica and member of the Pan American Health Organization

★ Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town and member of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

★ Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama

★ Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States

★ C. Everett Koop, Surgeon General of the United States

★ Rodney Burreson, founder and president of Roex, Inc

★ Edgar Wayburn, Sierra Club member and environmental worker

★ Marian Wright Edelman, children's advocate and founder of the Children's Defense Fund

★ D. Holmes Morton, specialist in pediatric genetic disorders and founder of the Clinic for Special Children
In addition to the Prize for Humanitarianism, the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism was established in 1989 and has been given to select individuals who have demonstrated exemplary service to humanity.

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See also

★ Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism

★ Alexander von Humboldt

External links

★ Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism home page

★ Alexander von Humboldt Foundation home page