The genius Albert Einstein was not only famous for his theory of relativity but also controversial for his two tumultuous marriages, leaving many unexplained.
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Besides his groundbreaking scientific career, the genius Albert Einstein also attracted much attention to his personal life. His life was intertwined with two beautiful women: Mileva Maric and Elsa Lowenthal. Born in 1875 in the town of Titel, Serbia, Mileva Maric was the first wife of physicist Albert Einstein. The couple met while studying at the Zurich Polytechnic University (the predecessor of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, or ETH today). They frequently corresponded when Maric spent a semester studying in Heidelberg, Germany.
The scientist Einstein nicknamed Maric "Dollie" and urged her to return soon. After Maric returned to Switzerland, the two officially became a couple. Maric's family supported their relationship, but Einstein's parents objected. Their reasons were that Maric was four years older than Einstein, and that she was religious and came from a different culture. Nevertheless, Maric and Einstein remained together. In early 1902, she gave birth to her first daughter at her parents' home in Serbia and named her Lieserl. Some accounts claim that Lieserl was adopted by another family. The last news of Lieserl was in 1903 when it was reported that she had contracted scarlet fever.
Maric and Einstein married in Bern, Switzerland, in 1903. A year later, they welcomed their son, Hans Albert. In 1910, the Einstein family was further strengthened with the birth of their son, Eduard. In 1914, Einstein went to Berlin for work, and his wife and children followed him. However, Maric and her children soon returned to Switzerland. In 1916, Einstein requested a divorce, and the divorce decree officially took effect three years later. Some believe the reason for the marriage's breakdown was Einstein's love for his distant cousin, Elsa Lowenthal. The two met and became close around 1912. Like Einstein, Elsa had been married and divorced.
Elsa was considered Einstein's trusted assistant and companion throughout his career and life. They married on June 2, 1919. After their marriage, Elsa cared for and accompanied her husband in his scientific research, as well as traveling with him to many places around the world . In 1993, Elsa and her husband decided to stay in the United States. On December 20, 1936, she passed away in her home in Princeton. After his wife's death, Einstein did not remarry. Einstein died in 1955.
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