The Einstein Family Tree

Explore the Einstein family across generations, including Albert Einstein, Bernhard Caesar Einstein, Doris Aude Ascher, and their five children.

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Abraham Einstein — spouse: Helene Moos; child: Hermann Einstein
Born January 1, 1808; Died January 1, 1868; Married April 15, 1839
Paternal grandfather of Albert Einstein.
Albert Einstein — mother: Pauline Koch; father: Hermann Einstein; spouse: Mileva Marić; parent: Hermann Einstein; parent: Pauline Koch; child: Lieserl Einstein; child: Hans Albert Einstein; child: Eduard Einstein
Born March 14, 1879; Died April 18, 1955
Theoretical Physicist
German-born theoretical physicist widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time, famous for developing the theory of relativity.
Bernhard Caesar Einstein — mother: Frieda Knecht; father: Hans Albert Einstein; spouse: Doris Aude Ascher; child: Charles Quincy Ascher "Charly" Einstein; child: Eduard Albert "Ted" Einstein; child: Mira Einstein-Yehieli; child: Paul Michael Einstein; child: Thomas Martin Einstein
Born July 10, 1930; Died September 30, 2008; Married 1954
Engineer
Swiss-American engineer and the only biological grandchild of Albert Einstein to survive childhood. He married Doris Aude Ascher in 1954, and they had five children.
Charles Quincy Ascher "Charly" Einstein — mother: Doris Aude Ascher; father: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Doris Aude Ascher
Born 1971
Born in 1971 in the United States.
David Einstein — mother: Frieda Knecht; father: Hans Albert Einstein; parent: Hans Albert Einstein; parent: Frieda Knecht
Born October 16, 1939; Died November 21, 1939
Infant grandson of Albert Einstein who passed away at the age of just one month.
Doris Aude Ascher — spouse: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; child: Charles Quincy Ascher "Charly" Einstein; child: Eduard Albert "Ted" Einstein; child: Mira Einstein-Yehieli; child: Paul Michael Einstein; child: Thomas Martin Einstein
Born 1930; Married 1954
Born in 1930. Married Bernhard Caesar Einstein in 1954; they had five children.
Eduard Albert "Ted" Einstein — mother: Doris Aude Ascher; father: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Doris Aude Ascher
Born 1961
Born in 1961 in Dallas, Texas.
Eduard Einstein — mother: Mileva Marić; father: Albert Einstein; parent: Albert Einstein; parent: Mileva Marić
Born July 28, 1910; Died October 25, 1965
The second son of Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. He was an intelligent and musical student who struggled with severe schizophrenia and spent his later life in a Swiss clinic.
Elizabeth Roboz — spouse: Hans Albert Einstein
Born April 11, 1904; Died January 9, 1995; Married January 1, 1959
Biochemist and Neuroscientist
Pioneering biochemist and neuroscientist who characterized myelin basic protein. Second wife of Hans Albert Einstein.
Elsa Einstein — spouse: Albert Einstein
Born January 18, 1876; Died December 20, 1936; Married June 2, 1919
Companion
The second wife and maternal first cousin (and paternal second cousin) of Albert Einstein. She acted as his gatekeeper and companion.
Evelyn Einstein — mother: Frieda Knecht; father: Hans Albert Einstein; parent: Hans Albert Einstein; parent: Frieda Knecht
Born March 28, 1941; Died April 13, 2011
Officer and Writer
Adopted daughter of Hans Albert Einstein. She was a scholar of medieval literature, reserve police officer, and animal control officer.
Frieda Knecht — spouse: Hans Albert Einstein; child: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; child: Klaus Martin Einstein; child: David Einstein; child: Evelyn Einstein
Born February 2, 1895; Died October 21, 1958; Married May 7, 1927
Teacher
A teacher of German language and literature and the first wife of Hans Albert Einstein, with whom she had four children.
Hans Albert Einstein — mother: Mileva Marić; father: Albert Einstein; spouse: Frieda Knecht; spouse: Elizabeth Roboz; parent: Albert Einstein; parent: Mileva Marić; child: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; child: Klaus Martin Einstein
Born May 14, 1904; Died July 26, 1973
Professor of Hydraulic Engineering
Swiss-American engineer and professor of hydraulic engineering at UC Berkeley, recognized for his research on sediment transport. First son of Albert Einstein.
Helene Moos — spouse: Abraham Einstein; child: Hermann Einstein
Born July 3, 1814; Died August 20, 1887; Married April 15, 1839
Paternal grandmother of Albert Einstein.
Hermann Einstein — mother: Helene Moos; father: Abraham Einstein; spouse: Pauline Koch; child: Albert Einstein; parent: Abraham Einstein; parent: Helene Moos; child: Maria \"Maja\" Einstein
Born August 30, 1847; Died October 10, 1902; Married August 8, 1876
Electrical Engineer and Entrepreneur
Merchant and electrical engineer who co-founded the electrical engineering firm Einstein & Cie. Father of Albert Einstein.
Jette Bernheimer — spouse: Julius Koch; child: Pauline Koch
Born March 8, 1825; Died November 14, 1886; Married October 13, 1847
Maternal grandmother of Albert Einstein.
Julius Koch — spouse: Jette Bernheimer; child: Pauline Koch
Born February 19, 1816; Died March 14, 1895; Married October 13, 1847
Grain Merchant
Maternal grandfather of Albert Einstein and a wealthy grain merchant who was named Royal Württemberg Purveyor to the Court.
Klaus Martin Einstein — mother: Frieda Knecht; father: Hans Albert Einstein; parent: Hans Albert Einstein; parent: Frieda Knecht
Born March 15, 1933; Died January 5, 1939
Grandson of Albert Einstein and the second child of Hans Albert, who died in childhood from diphtheria.
Lieserl Einstein — mother: Mileva Marić; father: Albert Einstein; parent: Albert Einstein; parent: Mileva Marić
Born January 27, 1902; Died September 1, 1903
The first child and only daughter of Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. Her existence was unknown until 1986, and she is believed to have died of scarlet fever in infancy.
Maria \"Maja\" Einstein — mother: Pauline Koch; father: Hermann Einstein; spouse: Paul Winteler; parent: Hermann Einstein; parent: Pauline Koch
Born November 18, 1881; Died June 25, 1951; Married March 23, 1910
Romanist
Younger sister of Albert Einstein. She was a scholar of Romance languages and lived in Italy and the US.
Mileva Marić — spouse: Albert Einstein; child: Lieserl Einstein; child: Hans Albert Einstein; child: Eduard Einstein
Born December 19, 1875; Died August 4, 1948; Married January 6, 1903
Mathematician
Serbian mathematician and the first wife of Albert Einstein from 1903 to 1919. She was his study partner and colleague at Zürich Polytechnic.
Mira Einstein-Yehieli — mother: Doris Aude Ascher; father: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Doris Aude Ascher
Born 1965
Born in 1965 in the United States.
Paul Michael Einstein — mother: Doris Aude Ascher; father: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Doris Aude Ascher
Born 1959
Born in 1959 in Switzerland.
Paul Winteler — spouse: Maria \"Maja\" Einstein
Born January 19, 1882; Died July 15, 1952; Married March 23, 1910
Lawyer and Painter
Swiss lawyer and amateur painter, husband of Maria "Maja" Einstein.
Pauline Koch — mother: Jette Bernheimer; father: Julius Koch; spouse: Hermann Einstein; child: Albert Einstein; parent: Julius Koch; parent: Jette Bernheimer; child: Maria \"Maja\" Einstein
Born February 8, 1858; Died February 20, 1920; Married August 8, 1876
Homemaker and Pianist
Mother of Albert Einstein, a well-educated and talented pianist who fostered her son's love of music from an early age.
Thomas Martin Einstein — mother: Doris Aude Ascher; father: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Bernhard Caesar Einstein; parent: Doris Aude Ascher
Born 1955
Born in 1955 in Switzerland.

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