Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was a Kingdom of Württemberg theoretical physicist, philosopher of science and inventor.

Also recorded as A. Einsten.

Overview

Places of work recorded in the authority include Bern, Prague and Zurich. Works named in the authority record include special relativity, general relativity, photoelectric effect and theory of relativity. Catalogue entries for printed books state edition, collation, binding and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

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German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)

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“Albert Einstein”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Record

Kind of record: Author
Born: 1879
Died: 1955
Family: writers
Authority: Q937
Production: one_pass
Nationality: Kingdom of Württemberg,statelessness,Switzerland,Cisleithania,Weimar Republic,Germany,United States
Occupations: theoretical physicist,philosopher of science,inventor,science writer,pedagogue,university teacher,physicist,philosopher,writer,mathematician,professor
Notable works: special relativity,general relativity,photoelectric effect,theory of relativity,theory of Brownian Motion,mass–energy equivalence
Work locations: Bern,Prague,Zurich,Berlin,Caputh,Princeton,Zurich
External identifiers: wikidata: Q937 · wikipedia: Albert Einstein
Published: 14 August 2026
Last substantive revision: 14 August 2026

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