Schweitzer’s granddaughter shares her reflections with students at NCKU - Noolds
Tainan, Taiwan, October 24, 2013
To celebrate 100 year anniversary of the Albert Schweitzer’s hospital, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, recently invited Schweitzer’s granddaughter Dr. Christiane Engel to give a talk on her reflections on her grandfather.
Engel said, I was very much moved by the fact that over 95% of the students in Taiwan were inspired by Schweitzer to study in medicine and it’s my honored to attend the gathering sharing my grandfather’s story and his influence on me.
Engel came to Taiwan to attend the commemorative concert held by Foundation Albert Schweitzer to raise money for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital and then deliver a speech at Cheng Sing Auditorium, NCKU, October 22.
Dr. Chii-Jeng Mark Lin, NCKU Dean for Student Affairs, hosted the event and introduced the life of Schweitzer by pointing out his lifetime motto, Reverence for Life, which is resonated to the basic principle of practicing medicine.
A century after his arrival in Lambaréné, Gabon, Africa, Albert Schweitzer still leaves an indelible mark in the field of medicine and inspired many students in Taiwan, according to Lin.
Schweitzer’s work at Lambarene gained him world-wide recognition, as did his writings promoting peace and denouncing nuclear war. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, and used the money to improve his hospital.
According to Lin, Engel is also Board of Director at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Lambaréné, and spent most of her time giving concerts or talks around the world, with a view to not only propaganda Schweitzer's spirit but promote the value of great love to mankind.
“My grandfather was a treasure of profound importance and inspiration to me,” said Engel who had spent many unforgettable months with Schweitzer in Europe and Africa in her youth.
Engel grew up in Switzerland, where she began piano lessons at the age of six with Annette Ganz. At the age of sixteen she entered the Conservatory of Zurich, Switzerland, studying the piano and the organ with Erich Vollenwyder.
In addition to studying psychology, social anthropology and medicine, attaining a Ph.D. and a license in medicine, she has continued her piano studies with master teachers Irma Schaichet, Joanna Graudan and Vitaly Margulis.
She has worked as a medical doctor, and she has concertized in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Austria, Germany, Poland, Holland, the United States, Korea, Norway, Taiwan and Japan.
Engel was impressed that most of the doctors in Taiwan had been inspired and influenced by Albert Schweitzer and she hoped the spirit and belief of helping people in need would continue to carry forward.
She also called for attention on the potential financial crisis the hospital is facing currently.
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To celebrate 100 year anniversary of the Albert Schweitzer’s hospital, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, recently invited Schweitzer’s granddaughter Dr. Christiane Engel to give a talk on her reflections on her grandfather.
Engel said, I was very much moved by the fact that over 95% of the students in Taiwan were inspired by Schweitzer to study in medicine and it’s my honored to attend the gathering sharing my grandfather’s story and his influence on me.
Engel came to Taiwan to attend the commemorative concert held by Foundation Albert Schweitzer to raise money for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital and then deliver a speech at Cheng Sing Auditorium, NCKU, October 22.
Dr. Chii-Jeng Mark Lin, NCKU Dean for Student Affairs, hosted the event and introduced the life of Schweitzer by pointing out his lifetime motto, Reverence for Life, which is resonated to the basic principle of practicing medicine.
A century after his arrival in Lambaréné, Gabon, Africa, Albert Schweitzer still leaves an indelible mark in the field of medicine and inspired many students in Taiwan, according to Lin.
Schweitzer’s work at Lambarene gained him world-wide recognition, as did his writings promoting peace and denouncing nuclear war. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, and used the money to improve his hospital.
According to Lin, Engel is also Board of Director at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Lambaréné, and spent most of her time giving concerts or talks around the world, with a view to not only propaganda Schweitzer's spirit but promote the value of great love to mankind.
“My grandfather was a treasure of profound importance and inspiration to me,” said Engel who had spent many unforgettable months with Schweitzer in Europe and Africa in her youth.
Engel grew up in Switzerland, where she began piano lessons at the age of six with Annette Ganz. At the age of sixteen she entered the Conservatory of Zurich, Switzerland, studying the piano and the organ with Erich Vollenwyder.
In addition to studying psychology, social anthropology and medicine, attaining a Ph.D. and a license in medicine, she has continued her piano studies with master teachers Irma Schaichet, Joanna Graudan and Vitaly Margulis.
She has worked as a medical doctor, and she has concertized in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Austria, Germany, Poland, Holland, the United States, Korea, Norway, Taiwan and Japan.
Engel was impressed that most of the doctors in Taiwan had been inspired and influenced by Albert Schweitzer and she hoped the spirit and belief of helping people in need would continue to carry forward.
She also called for attention on the potential financial crisis the hospital is facing currently.
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