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Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a Swiss-American engineer and educator of German and Serbian origin, the second child and first son of physicists Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. He was a long-time professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. [2] [3]
Nov 11, 2018 · Updated August 30, 2019. An unstable schizophrenic, Eduard would spend three decades in an asylum and was to his father Albert an "insoluble problem." David Silverman/Getty Images Albert Einstein’s two sons, Eduard and Hans Albert, in July 1917.
Feb 11, 2019 · In letters to his second son Eduard, who was detained in a psychiatric unit after being diagnosed with extreme schizophrenia, Albert Einstein wrote of his worry for Hans Albert. His concerns ranged from his career path to his extracurriculars, to his eventual marriage, ironically as detested by him as his own had been by his parents.
Jun 7, 2021 · While his eldest son, Hans, is relatively well-known, his other, Eduard, is often forgotten. This is due to the tragic life he led within a psychiatric institution in Zurich, Switzerland. Eduard was a sickly, yet happy child. Eduard Einstein was born on July 28, 1910, to Albert and his first wife, Mileva Marić.
His brother Hans Albert Einstein believed that his memory and cognitive abilities had been deeply affected by electroconvulsive therapy treatments Eduard received while institutionalized. [33] After a breakdown, Eduard had told his father Albert that he hated him, and after the father's emigration to the United States they never saw each other ...
Dec 4, 2018 · Einstein’s biographers have suggested the treatment he received caused more damage than relief, and Hans Albert firmly believed that the electroconvulsive therapy Eduard was given caused him permanent cognitive and memory problems.
From his first marriage, Albert had two sons: Hans Albert Einstein and Eduard Einstein. Hans followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a renowned engineer and moving to America. But Eduard’s emulation of his father was far less fortunate.
