Friedrich august kummer biography of albert einstein

Beginning in he received private education in order to get prepared for school. Beginning in he received his primary education at a Catholic school in Munich Petersschule ; in he changed over to the Luitpold-Gymnasium, also in Munich. However, as this education was not to his liking and, in addition, he did not get along with his form-master he left this school in without a degree and joined his family in Italy where they had settled meanwhile.

In early October he received his school-leaving certificate and shortly thereafter enrolled at the Eidgenoessische Polytechnische Schule with the goal of becoming a teacher in Mathematics and Physics.

Summary: Heinrich Friedrich er was a German physicist who was important in the history of the Zürich Polytechnic.

Einstein, being an average student, finished his studies with a diploma degree in July He then applied, without success, for assistantships at the Polytechnische Schule and other universities. Meanwhile he had abandoned the German citizenship and formally applied for the Swiss one which he was granted on February 21, Search for employment continued.

Between May and January he was teacher in Winterthur and Schaffhausen. Afterwards he moved to the Swiss capital Bern. In order to make his living, he gave private lessons in mathematics and physics. During meetings in the evening scientific and philosophical questions were discussed.

The Swiss egalitarian ethos suited Einstein, and he resolved early on to become a naturalized citizen.

Einstein himself noted that this academy was beneficial for his career and even when he already lived in the US, he remained a loyal member. That Einstein had an illegitimate child has been only learned a few years ago when private letters mentioning this child were published. On January 6, he married Mileva Maric — against the wills of both families.