Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism

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The Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism was established in 1986 by Albert Toepfer, an international grain merchant from Hamburg, Germany, to advance the cause of humanitarianism by recognizing exemplary contributions to humanity and the environment. The Prize 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
Dalai Lama, spiritual leader
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.