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    On the Edge of the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa
    On the Edge of the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa
    On the Edge of the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa
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    On the Edge of the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa

    By Albert Schweitzer

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    On the Edge of the Primeval Forest is an autobiography by Albert Schweitzer. It focuses on his later years, where he left his position as university professor, in order to go as a medical doctor to French Equatorial Africa.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateMay 28, 2022
    ISBN8596547021926
    On the Edge of the Primeval Forest: Experiences and Observations of a Doctor in Equatorial Africa
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    Albert Schweitzer

    Albert 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. He is the author of Out of My Life and Thought.

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