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Albert Schweitzer

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965)
    Nobel Prize for Peace (1952)
    British Order of Merit (1955)
    Medical missionary
    Wrote 'Out of My Life and Thought' and 'Philosophy of Civilization'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was imprisoned in France during World War I, because he was a German citizen.
    He was a vegetarian.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was left handed.
    He became a medical missionary (1904).
    He raised money to build a hospital in Africa, where he treated natives.
    He donated his entire $33,000 Nobel Prize to expand his hospital and build a leper colony.
    He loved animals, as he has said: 'Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 80 Votes: 52.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 139 Votes: 53.24% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1837 Votes: 44.80% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 413 Votes: 62.23% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 136 Votes: 50.74% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 2197 Votes: 39.92% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 2893 Votes: 30.31% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 1246 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 87 Votes: 57.47% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 38.98% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 57 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 108 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 281 Votes: 40.93% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1767 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 419 Votes: 42.48% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 989 Votes: 42.47% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2073 Votes: 38.06% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5245 Votes: 34.97% Annoying