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 3
Round 3
Identified Albert Schweitzer in 28 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Schweitzer rounds- Questions
- 28
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 6m 39s
- Round cost
- $0.3461 All 29 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":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
12 of 28 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 currently living?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person currently living?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biography lists Albert Schweitzer as born 14 January 1875 and died 4 September 1965 in Lambaréné, Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize profile gives Albert Schweitzer's lifespan as 14 January 1875–4 September 1965.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person male?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Peace Prize for 1952 ... was given to him on December 10, 1953. ... Albert Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965. ... Albert Schweitzer ... was born into an Alsatian family ...
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 Born: 14 January 1875 ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital ...
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965 ... Biography: Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), Alsatian theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
Open archives.yale.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily after 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily 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) ... Albert Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Full name: Albert Schweitzer Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France) Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, GabonOpen nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in the United States?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in the United States?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer — Facts: Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). The page also states that Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page quotes Albert Schweitzer: “I was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg, in Upper Alsace,” and describes the house in Kaysersberg where he was born.
Open schweitzer.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in Europe?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer – Facts: Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). The page also states that Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg in Alsace, in what had less than four years previously become the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine in the German Empire.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as a politician or political leader?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a politician or political leader?"}}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 describes Schweitzer's theological studies, philosophical doctorate, work as a preacher and theological administrator, distinguished international career as a concert organist, and later life at Lambaréné.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel nomination record lists his profession as "Doctor of Philosophy, Theology and Medicine. Musician and missionary" and describes his humanitarian work, medical training, hospital at Lambaréné, philosophy, and efforts toward Franco-German reconciliation.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer is described as a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for creative or artistic work (such as writing, music, visual art, or filmmaking)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for creative or artistic work (such as writing, music, visual art, or filmmaking)?"}}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 describes Schweitzer as a theologian who became a doctor in Africa, dedicated himself to medical studies, and sought to build and run a hospital. It separately describes him as a skilled musician and accomplished Bach interpreter.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)The 1952 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Albert Schweitzer “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.”Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The biographical account states that Schweitzer was internationally known as a concert organist and wrote books about Bach, organ building and playing, medicine, civilization, ethics, and religion; it also states that he studied medicine and went to Africa as a medical missionary.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as a scientist or inventor?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a scientist or inventor?"}}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 a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page characterizes Schweitzer as a theologian who became a doctor in Africa, describes the Lambaréné hospital as his life’s work, and separately identifies him as a skilled musician.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist, musicologist, medical student and physician, and notes that he went to Africa as a medical missionary.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?"}}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). Albert Schweitzer was also a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach. He gave numerous organ concerts in Europe to finance the hospital in Africa.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer was recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. He studied medicine and became a medical missionary, using his professional activities to support his work in Africa.
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.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for business or entrepreneurship?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for business or entrepreneurship?"}}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 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. He 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.
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. It discusses his work raising funds for his African hospital, not business or entrepreneurship as his primary identity.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as a religious figure or leader?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a religious figure or leader?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Foundation lists Schweitzer's role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and describes him as “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician.” It states that he studied theology and became a priest, then studied medicine and built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography records his theological studies, preaching, and administrative posts at a theological college, while also noting that much of his fame as a theological scholar rested on The Quest of the Historical Jesus. It separately describes his internationally recognized career as a concert organist and his later work at Lambaréné, including the leprosarium funded by his Nobel Prize.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Foundation characterizes Schweitzer as a “Minister turned doctor in Africa,” calls him a theologian and philosopher, and says he dedicated himself to medical studies and to building and running a hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for military service or as a military leader?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for military service or as a military leader?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. Schweitzer served his one-year compulsory military service in 1894.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer’s initial stay in Africa was, however, short-lived. When the First World War broke out in 1914, he was placed under surveillance as a German citizen, and in 1917 he and his wife were brought back to an internment camp in France.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Known for: Quest for the historical Jesus; Reverence for Life; consistent "thorough-going" eschatology (posthumously).
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for intellectual or academic work, such as philosophy, history, economics, or scholarship?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for intellectual or academic work, such as philosophy, history, economics, or scholarship?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician” and notes that he built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné.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.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica presents Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian theologian and philosopher and notes that he was renowned for theological work, including The Quest of the Historical Jesus.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as an entertainer or performer?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as an entertainer or performer?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel nomination record identifies Albert Schweitzer's profession as "Doctor of Philosophy, Theology and Medicine. Musician and missionary" and emphasizes his humanitarian work, medical service, hospital at Lambaréné, and philosophical contributions.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biography records that Schweitzer received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize and that he used the prize money to start the leprosarium at Lambaréné.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography describes Albert Schweitzer as a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, and philosopher.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person a member of royalty or nobility?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a member of royalty or nobility?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer ... was born into an Alsatian family which for generations had been devoted to religion, music, and education. His father and maternal grandfather were ministers; both of his grandfathers were talented organists; many of his relatives were persons of scholarly attainments.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer ... was the son of a Lutheran minister and member of a family of ministers, scholars and musicians. ... For his medical and humanitarian works, Schweitzer won many awards, including honorary doctorates, the Goethe Prize of Frankfurt, and the Order of Merit, Britain’s highest civilian honour.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for criminal activity or organized crime?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for criminal activity or organized crime?"}}Oracle evidence2 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 doctor, missionary, philosopher and 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)
The Nobel nomination archive describes Albert Schweitzer as a doctor of philosophy, theology and medicine, musician and missionary. It says he entered medical school to qualify as a mission doctor in Gabon, where he and his wife set up a hospital at Lambaréné, and identifies his humanitarian and philosophical work.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as an activist or humanitarian?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as an activist or humanitarian?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer "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)
Source summary (model-reported)
The source identifies Schweitzer as a doctor, missionary, philosopher, and musician, and states that he studied medicine to alleviate suffering and built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné in Gabon.
Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born before 1950?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1950?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France).
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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 Yes
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person die before 1980?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die before 1980?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 Yes
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in the United Kingdom?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in the United Kingdom?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer (born Jan. 14, 1875, Kaysersberg, Upper Alsace, Ger. [now in France]—died Sept. 4, 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon).Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). The page also states that Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person mainly active as an activist or humanitarian during World War II?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person mainly active as an activist or humanitarian during World War II?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
With ever more patients arriving, he resolved to build a new and larger hospital village, remaining in Lambaréné throughout the Second World War.
Open deutschland.de (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Schweitzer's role is identified as missionary surgeon and founder of Lambaréné. The Nobel Prize motivation cites his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work. The page 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)
In January 1937, he returned to Lambaréné and continued working there throughout World War II. From 1939 to 1948, he stayed in Lambaréné, unable to return to Europe because of the war.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q22
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in Germany?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in Germany?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France) ... Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
I was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg, in Upper Alsace ... In 1875, when Albert was born, Alsace was German and became part of the Reichsland Elsass-Lothringen: the imperial territory of Alsace Lorraine.Open schweitzer.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q23
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person die as a result of execution by the Nazi regime?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die as a result of execution by the Nazi regime?"}}Oracle evidence3 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. Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon. Residence at the time of the award: France. Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon).
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Albert Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965, and was buried at Lambaréné.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa. Britannica lists his death as September 4, 1965, in Lambaréné, Gabon, at age 90.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q24
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person known for helping or rescuing people persecuted by the Nazis during World War II?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person known for helping or rescuing people persecuted by the Nazis during World War II?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Deutsche Welle reports that Schweitzer had been in Africa almost continuously since 1924, maintained a distance from the horrors of the Holocaust, and never condemned Nazi atrocities.
Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Cambridge article states that, despite pleas from sources including Max Planck and members of his family, Schweitzer never spoke out against Nazi persecution of Jews.
Open cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel biography states that Schweitzer returned to Lambaréné in 1924 and, except for relatively short periods, spent the remainder of his life there; it records that he continued working there during World War II.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person known for medical or healthcare-related humanitarian work?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known for medical or healthcare-related humanitarian work?"}}Oracle evidence2 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...” He wanted to alleviate suffering, and accordingly studied medicine. 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)
He 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. ... Schweitzer treated patients suffering from a host of illnesses.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q26
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born before 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Albert Schweitzer was born in Kaysersberg, Upper Alsace, Germany (now in France), on January 14, 1875.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q27
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person do most of his humanitarian work outside Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person do most of his humanitarian work outside Europe?"}}Oracle evidence2 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 and his wife built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambaréné in Gabon. It also says he gave numerous organ concerts in Europe to finance the hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Guardian reports that Schweitzer travelled up the Ogooué river in 1913 to build a hospital in what was then French Equatorial Africa, and identifies him as a doctor and missionary among other roles.
Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q28
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person do most of his humanitarian work in Africa?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person do most of his humanitarian work in Africa?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
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After a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Strasbourg (1899), Schweitzer received his licentiate in theology (1900), and from 1901 to 1912 held administrative posts in the Theological College of St. Thomas. In 1913, having earned an M.D. degree, he founded a hospital at Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). As a German citizen, he became a French prisoner during World War I, but returned to Lambaréné in 1924, where he spent the remainder of his life expanding, administering, and improving the hospital. He spent most of his remaining fifty years there.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
He wanted to alleviate suffering, and accordingly studied medicine. Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon, a French colony at the time. This effort became an example to others. ... He gave numerous organ concerts in Europe to finance the hospital in Africa.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
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In 1905, Schweitzer became a mission doctor and, in 1913, went to Lambaréné, Gabon, with his wife, Hélène Bresslau, who worked as a nurse. There, he built a hospital, which he maintained with his income and donations. ... In 1913, where he dedicated himself to philanthropic work, treating thousands of patients and adding a leper colony later on.
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Albert Schweitzer
German physician and humanitarian who founded a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon
Validator rationale The proposal names Albert Schweitzer and describes the same historical physician and humanitarian associated with founding the hospital at Lambaréné.
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