Albert and Mileva were married on January 6th, 1903 in
Bern, Switzerland. They were divorced on February 14th, 1919.
- Family Notes
- Einstein's marriage to Marić, who was a mathematician, was both a personal and intellectual partnership: Einstein referred to Mileva as "a creature who is my equal and who is as strong and independent as I am".
They had two sons and a daughter, named
Eduard,
Hans and
Lieserl.
Albert Einstein
Albert was born on March 14th, 1879 in
Ulm, Württemberg, Germany. He died due to a medical problem, internal bleeding, which was caused by the rupture of an aortic aneurism, at the age of 76 on April 18th, 1955 in
Princeton Hospital, Princeton, New Jersey. His cremation was on April 18th, 1955 in
Trenton, New Jersey.
- Death Notes
- The only person present at his deathbed, a hospital nurse, said that just before his death he mumbled several words in German that she did not understand. He was cremated without ceremony on the same day he died at Trenton, New Jersey, in accordance with his wishes. His ashes were scattered at an undisclosed location.
Lieserl Einstein
Lieserl was born in January 1902 in
Novi Sad.
- Birth Notes
- The pregnancy remained a secret because Einstein and Maric are not married.
She died due to Unknown.
- Death Notes
- Michele Zackheim, in her book on Lieserl, Einstein's daughter, states that Lieserl was mentally challenged at birth, and that she probably died of scarlet fever as an infant.
Eduard Einstein
Eduard was born on July 28th, 1910. He died due to a medical problem, Schizophrenia, at the age of 55 in 1965 in
Burgholzi, Switzerland.
- Death Notes
- He died in an asylum. His family lineage has been used to raise public awareness of schizophrenia.