Schweitzer is often cited in vegetarian literature as being an advocate of vegetarianism in his later years.Barkas, Janet L. (1975). The Vegetable Passion. Scribner. p. 131. Gregerson, Jon. (1994). Vegetarianism: A History. Jain Publishing Company. p. 104. Schweitzer was not a vegetarian in his earlier life. For example, in 1950, biographer Magnus C. Ratter commented that Schweitzer never "commit[ted] himself to the anti-vivisection, vegetarian, or pacifist positions, though his thought leads in this direction".Ratter, Magnus C. (1950). Albert Schweitzer: Life and Message. Beacon Press. p. 179 Biographer James Bentley has written that Schweitzer became a vegetarian after his wife's death in 1957 and he was "living almost entirely on lentil soup".Brentley, James. (1992). Albert Schweitzer: The Enigma. HarperCollins. p. 200. In contrast to this, historian David N. Stamos has written that Schweitzer was not a vegetarian in his personal life nor imposed it on his missionary hospital but he did help animals and was opposed to hunting.Stamos, David N. (2008). Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. Wiley. p. 175. Stamos noted that Schweitzer held the view that evolution ingrained humans with an instinct for meat so it was useless in trying to deny it.
Schweitzer is often cited in vegetarian .literature as being an advocate of vegetarianism in his later years.Barkas, Janet L. (1975). The Vegetable Passion. Scribner. p. 131. Gregerson, Jon. (1994). Vegetarianism: A History. Jain Publishing Company. p 104. Schweitzer was not a vegetarian in his earlier life. For example, in 1950, biographer Magnus C. Ratter commented that Schweitzer never "commit[ted] himself to the anti-vivisection, vegetarian, or pacifist positions, though his thought leads in this direction".Ratter, Magnus C. (1950). Albert Schweitzer: Life and Message. Beacon Press. p. 179 Biographer James Bentley has written that Schweitzer became a vegetarian after his wife's death in 1957 and he was "living almost entirely on lentil soup".Brentley, James. (1992). Albert Schweitzer: The Enigma. HarperCollins. p. 200. In contrast to this, historian David N. Stamos has written that Schweitzer was not a vegetarian in his personal life nor imposed it on his missionary hospital but he did help animals and was opposed to hunting.Stamos, David N. (2008). Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. Wiley. p. 175. Stamos noted that Schweitzer held the view that evolution ingrained humans with an instinct for meat so it was useless in trying to deny it.