Rhena Schweitzer Miller

Rhena Schweitzer Miller

Rhena Schweitzer Miller (January 14, 1919 – February 22, 2009) was an American humanitarian activist, the director of the hospital her father founded in west central Africa and a key organizer of the fellowship that bears his name. She was the daughter and only child of Albert Schweitzer.In 1917, Albert Schweitzer and his wife, the former Helene Bresslau, had been arrested as German citizens in French Equatorial Africa; the hospital that they had founded there in present-day Gabon in 1913 was closed and they were taken to a prison camp in France. Rhena Schweitzer was born in Strasbourg in Alsace-Lorraine in 1919 after the territory's post-World War I return to French control following 45 years as part of Germany. With his family still in Europe, Dr. Schweitzer went back to Africa in 1924, with occasional visits from his daughter and wife over the following two decades. Wikipedia

News number everyday from and for about 1 month
Who are the most relevant to Rhena Schweitzer Miller?
Top newspapers talking about Rhena Schweitzer Miller
We couldn't find any news for Rhena Schweitzer Miller
Compare Rhena Schweitzer Miller with:
Share Rhena Schweitzer Miller page on