ALBERT SCHWEITZER / french african jungle doctor and musician

+GUNSBACH FRANCE+

>was where marian (my first wife) and i met<

>albert schweitzer the great humanitarian &<

+(DOCTOR SCHWEITZER was+

+FROM ALSACE-LORRAINE+

+HIS >HOME IS A MUSEUM)+

>doctor in french west africa / >we met only<

>his housekeeper & clothes in his old house<

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+DR SCHWEITZER WAS A >HERO+

+TO ME / >NOBEL PEACE< PRIZE+

>(jungle camps in >africa have<

>been a fascination all my life)<

+WAS HIS IN 1952 / LAMBORENE+

+FRENCH AFRICA HIS HOSPITAL+

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>marian and i went to >alsace lorraine<

>primarily to see / photo lecorbusier's<

+(I POSSESS 3 ARTICLES+

+plus >SEVERAL BOOKS+

+ON the GREAT DOCTOR)+

>great chapel at ronchamp in a vosges<

>forest / >gunsbach was in the region<

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 +SATURDAY REVIEW+
>"the saturday review" was for many years<
>my >favorite non art-architecture weekly<
+("SATURDAY REVIEW" was+
+my FAVORITE MAGAZINE)+
>mag and the arts in s.r. was always strong<
>this >issue was published< sept. 25, 1965<
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 +ERICA ANDERSON+
>wrote the lead article in the special issue<
>of saturday review and later published a<
+(ERICA ANDERSON WON+
+AN >OSCAR IN 1958 FOR+
+her >SCHWEITZER FILM)+
>profound book >"the schweitzer album"<
>she flew to africa 19 times for this book<
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 +LAMBORENE AFRICA+
>is in gabon, french west africa and is 75 K<
>south of the equator / dr schweitzer was a<
+(DR. SCHWEITZER WAS a+
+world FAMED ORGANIST)+
>french-german doctor / humanitarian and<
>famed organist />began his hospital 1913<
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 +OGOOUE RIVER+
>is the >fourth largest river in africa<
>& major means to reach lamborene<
+(DR SCHWEITZER>like our+
+JEAN BAPTISTE>de GRUY+
+on his BARATARIA RIVER)+
>the thick tropical jungle reminds of<
>our ancestors in the barataria jungle<
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 +HUMANITARIAN+
>in the >innocent days of the 1950s the hero<
>persona most respected were humanitarians<
+(HE GAVE UP EUROPEAN+
+LIFE FOR AFRICAN LIFE)+
>and Dr. Schweitzer was at the top of the list<
>he was very spiritual w/ strong religious dna<
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 +ALL LIFE IS ONE+
>all life was sacred at lamborene / >people,<
>plants and animals as the good doctor saw<
+(DR SCHWEITZER>WOULD+
+NOT HARM EVEN AN ANT)+
>it were all one & scientific research shows<
>plant kingdom can read our thought waves<
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 +MULTI-NATIONAL+
>dr schweitzer >built a famed hospital<
>at lamborene< >w/ the aid of a french<
+(HIS HOSPITAL was+
+MULTI NATIONAL)+
>benevolent organization / he attracted<
>medical professionals< >from all over<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                        

 +PLANT KINGDOM+
>it was >dr. schweitzers attraction to his<
>french gabon >jungle environment that<
+(GABON TROPICS LIKE+
+NOLA>GRUY TROPICS)+
>struck my empathy / the photos remind<
>me of the degruy lower tchefuncte river<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
 +CHILDREN+
>when marian and i visited gunsbach we<
>saw photos that emphasized the doctor's<
+(DR. SCHWEITZER /+
+LOVED CHILDREN)+
>love for children / the african people had<
>a devoted perception of his children love<
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 +SURGEON+
>i want to dedicate tonight's blog to<
>dr. donald laub marianne's famous<
+(BLOG DEDICATION /+
+DONALD LAUB M.D.)+
>late husband's brother who's life is<
>devoted to third world surgery aid<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ALSO+
>i dedicate >tonight's blog to jim laub<
>marianne's son< >who has inherited<
+(BLOG DEDICATION+
+ / MR. JAMES LAUB)+
>leadership in >coordinating a doctors<
>group who yearly aid 3rd world need<
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 +ANTHROPOLIGIST+
>doctor albert schweitzer's devotion to<
>anthropology >reminds of my designs<
+(REMINDS  >OF MY+
+AFRICAN DESIGNS)+
>given to the >anthropology dept at the<
>u.c. berkeley for an african field camp<
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 +MUSICIAN+
>dr. schweitzer was >an honored organist<
>in his gunbach church which we visited<
+(DR SCHWEITZER AS+
+A FAMED MUSICIAN)+
>& also his gabon church / >in europe he<
>had performances & fame for his music<
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 +SILVER SHIP / 1980-2005+
>our home and studio learned from the<
>example of dr. schweitzer's lamborene<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / YUCATAN FIELD TRIP)+
>camp / i loved the interface & synergy<
>between organic and cosmic concepts<
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+TROPICAL RESEARCH INSPIRED+
>(eco mundo resort / >u.c. berkeley<
>anthro camp for tanzania / >beach<
>bungalows / >la. tropical houses)<              
+MANY OF MY >"PROTOTYPES"<+
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>the >forests of our french heritage left<
>a profound impression on our "genetic<
+(GOOGLE :EUGENE RAY+
+ / TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>memory" /  >the orient forest, barataria<
>forest, sansouci forest >fueling synergy<
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+DR. SCHWEITZER SHOULD+
+BE MODEL FOR >LEADERS+
>(presidents need wisdom<
>plus >strong humanism)<
+INCLUDING >POLITICIANS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu