You are the Guesser in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it. The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning: - person: a real human, living or historical. - fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television, game, or another fictional work. - mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend. - video_game_character: a character known from video games. - thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving, whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines, materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features, celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive. The target may be a general kind or one particular instance. Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets. Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate. ASK has five possible replies: - YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question. - RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer. Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible. - UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer. Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and "mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives. Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies. Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a preferred candidate. Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success. FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra fields.
Round 2
Round 2
Identified Albert Schweitzer in 25 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Schweitzer rounds- Questions
- 25
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 8m 10s
- Round cost
- $0.2305 All 26 turns
Transcript
Questions and answers.
Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.
Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event
The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.
{"category":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
1 of 25 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person still alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person still alive?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer — Facts ... Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France) Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) ... Albert Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965, and was buried at Lambaréné.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in or after 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in or after 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) was born into an Alsatian family.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
The theologian, musician, philosopher and Nobel Prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer is born on January 14, 1875 in Upper-Alsace, Germany (now Haut-Rhin, France).Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person alive at any point during or after the year 1500?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person alive at any point during or after the year 1500?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) was born into an Alsatian family which for generations had been devoted to religion, music, and education.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer (born Jan. 14, 1875, Kaysersberg, Upper Alsace, Ger. [now in France]—died Sept. 4, 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon) was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for political or military leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for political or military leadership?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes him as “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician.”
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. The page describes him as a theologian who became a doctor in Africa and whose hospital in Lambaréné became his life’s work.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist, musicologist, author, theologian, and physician who studied medicine and went to Africa as a medical missionary to establish and operate a hospital.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for work in science or mathematics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for work in science or mathematics?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné. Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes his study of theology and medicine, hospital work in Gabon, and musical career.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer is identified as “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician.” The prize citation honors his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work; the page also discusses his theology, medical work, hospital, and music.
Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist and musicologist, author on Bach and organ building, and a medical missionary who founded a hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for creating works of art or literature?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for creating works of art or literature?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one”. Albert Schweitzer was also a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts on behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.” Britannica also notes that his book The Quest of the Historical Jesus established him as a world figure in theological studies.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Schweitzer wrote a biography of Bach in 1905 in French, published a book on organ building and playing in 1906, and rewrote the Bach book in German in 1908.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for religious leadership or religious activity?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for religious leadership or religious activity?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was a devout Christian... A theologian, Albert Schweitzer changed his course... He published several books on this subject.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
He studied theology and became a priest... The Nobel Prize facts page identifies his role as “Missionary surgeon” and describes his hospital at the mission station in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian theologian and states that he is renowned for his theological work, The Quest of the Historical Jesus.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for exploration or long-distance travel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for exploration or long-distance travel?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, and states that he received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace. It also describes his establishment of a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biography describes Schweitzer's work at Lambaréné, where he was doctor and surgeon, pastor, administrator, writer, and musician, and notes that he expanded the hospital to serve hundreds of patients.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
PBS characterizes Schweitzer as a renowned medical missionary, highlights his founding of a hospital in Lambaréné, and notes his 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known as a philosopher or social thinker?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known as a philosopher or social thinker?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The expression “reverence for life” is the key to Albert Schweitzer's personal philosophy.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. The page describes him under “Theologian and philosopher” and says the hospital in Lambaréné became his life’s work.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts on behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for inventing or engineering a practical device or technology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for inventing or engineering a practical device or technology?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biography identifies Albert Schweitzer as a “Missionary surgeon” and “Founder of Lambaréné,” and says the prize was awarded “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.” It also describes him as a doctor, missionary, philosopher, and musician who built and ran a hospital in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor. It says his theological book established him as a world figure and that he later became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
PBS characterizes Schweitzer as a renowned medical missionary, noting that he founded a hospital in Lambaréné, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, was a well-known organist, and developed a reputation as a theologian and author.
Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for activism or campaigning for social reform?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for activism or campaigning for social reform?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné. Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also states that he issued warnings against nuclear tests and radioactive fallout.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering. The hospital in Lambaréné became his life’s work. He also promoted the philosophy of “Reverence for life.”
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The article describes Schweitzer as a renowned medical missionary, notes that he founded a hospital in Lambaréné, and states that his autobiography about his work in Africa became an international best-selling book.
Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for performing before audiences, such as in acting, music, or live entertainment?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for performing before audiences, such as in acting, music, or live entertainment?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Only nine when he first performed in his father’s church, he was, from his young manhood to his middle eighties, recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. From his professional engagements he earned funds for his education, particularly his later medical schooling, and for his African hospital.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts in behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Dr. Schweitzer founded a hospital in Lambaréné... In 1952, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. The doctor never entirely left the pursuit of music and became well known as a virtuoso on the keyboard and pipes, especially when he played the works of Bach.Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for involvement in a crime or major legal case?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for involvement in a crime or major legal case?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one”Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. ... A theologian ... He dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering. ... A skilled musicianOpen nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for achievements in a sport or competitive game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for achievements in a sport or competitive game?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also states that he was a gifted musician and gave organ concerts to finance the hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer ... Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician ... [He received the prize] for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work. He built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.
Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer was recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. He studied medicine, obtained his M.D., and went to Africa as a medical missionary. He also wrote works on Bach and organ building and playing.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person a woman?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a woman?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer (born Jan. 14, 1875 ... died Sept. 4, 1965 ...) was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for business, commerce, or building a major company?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for business, commerce, or building a major company?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes him as a gifted musician and notes that he gave organ concerts to finance the hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. The page describes him as a theologian and philosopher, a skilled musician, and a physician who sought to build and run a hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography identifies Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist, musicologist, author, and medical missionary. It says he studied medicine and went to Africa as a medical missionary, earning funds for his education and African hospital through professional engagements.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in or after 1800?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in or after 1800?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) was born into an Alsatian family...Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer is born on January 14, 1875 in Upper-Alsace, Germany (now Haut-Rhin, France).Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person best known for work in medicine, healthcare, or the study and treatment of the human mind?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for work in medicine, healthcare, or the study and treatment of the human mind?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa... In 1905, he became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The mere mention of the name Schweitzer instantly conjured up images of selflessness, heroism and the very model of a modern, humane physician. Among his many charitable works, Dr. Schweitzer founded a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine... In 1913, having obtained his M.D.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Is he primarily known for theories or treatments concerning the human mind rather than physical illness or surgery?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is he primarily known for theories or treatments concerning the human mind rather than physical illness or surgery?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer ... was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace ... In 1905, he became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer ... was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
Was he best known as a surgeon or for developing surgical practices?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he best known as a surgeon or for developing surgical practices?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts on behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Foundation lists his role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and gives the prize motivation as recognition “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work,” rather than surgical innovation.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
At Lambaréné, Schweitzer was doctor and surgeon, pastor, administrator, writer, commentator, and musician; the biography also notes his international recognition as a concert organist and his numerous honors for different achievements.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Is he best known for preventing or controlling infectious disease at the population level?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is he best known for preventing or controlling infectious disease at the population level?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
NobelPrize.org identifies Schweitzer's role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and gives the prize motivation as “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.” It also states that he and his wife built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that Lambaréné is best known for its hospital, founded in 1913 by Albert Schweitzer, described there as a theologian and mission doctor.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A history of medical research at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital states that Schweitzer founded the hospital in 1913, while identifying its infectious-disease research unit as established in 1981, with a focus on malaria and other parasitic diseases.
Open pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q22
1 · Guesser asks
Is a disease or medical condition commonly named after him?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is a disease or medical condition commonly named after him?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer: a patient with writer's cramp. With all these features Schweitzer presents as a classical case of action-specific dystonia in the form of a simple tonic writer's cramp.
Open pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
An eponymous disease is one that has been named after the person who first described the condition. The page provides a list of eponymous diseases and their associated names; it does not identify an Albert Schweitzer disease or syndrome.
Open wikidoc.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q23
1 · Guesser asks
Was he a practicing physician who directly treated patients?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he a practicing physician who directly treated patients?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biography states that Schweitzer decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary, began studying medicine in 1905, and obtained his M.D. in 1913.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Foundation identifies Albert Schweitzer's role as “Missionary surgeon” and states that, together with his wife, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station in Lambaréné.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The account describes Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné receiving an average of 150 patients and their families daily and says that treatment was free of charge.
Open chosun.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q24
1 · Guesser asks
Is he chiefly remembered for medical education, influential teaching, or writing a major medical textbook?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is he chiefly remembered for medical education, influential teaching, or writing a major medical textbook?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer is celebrated around the world as a European pioneer of medical service in Africa, a groundbreaking philosopher and musical scholar, and a catalyst of environmental and peace activism. Yet people most revere Schweitzer for his dedication to serving others and his profound and influential ethic of reverence for life.
Open press.jhu.edu (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer was recognized as an internationally known concert organist and musicologist. He wrote a biography of Bach and a book on organ building and playing. He later studied medicine and obtained his M.D. before going to Africa as a medical missionary.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor. It says his theological book The Quest of the Historical Jesus established him as a world figure in theological studies, and that he established a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks
Is he also widely known for humanitarian work providing medical care in Africa?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is he also widely known for humanitarian work providing medical care in Africa?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biographical account states that Schweitzer decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary, studied medicine, and used funds from his professional engagements for his African hospital. It also notes that he later used his prize money to start the leprosarium at Lambaréné.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The article describes Schweitzer as a humanitarian and says that his philosophy took him to Africa, where he healed many. It also reports that his medical and humanitarian works earned him many awards and that his hospital at Lambaréné continued serving people in the region.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page identifies Albert Schweitzer as a humanitarian and describes him as known for founding a hospital at Lambaréné.
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Albert Schweitzer
Alsatian physician, theologian, and humanitarian who founded a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.
Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly names Albert Schweitzer and describes the same historical person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian physician, theologian, and humanitarian who founded a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes