Vol.1, Princeton University Press, Princeton 1987 (p. 384).
Source: Unpublished autobiography: "Siebzig Jahre politischer Erinnerungen und Gedanken," December 1918, in possession of Dr. Beatrice Anner-Maier, Confignon, canton of Geneva.
Family friend, advisor during Einstein�s early years. Son of a merchant in Ulm. 1870, took over father�s business. 1872, married Regina Friedl�nder, with whom he had three children. 1876 � 1881, manager of Ulm branch of Deutsche Reichsbank; made the acquaintance of Einstein family. 1881 � 1891, director of Reichsbank in Frankfurt/Main. 1886, helped found Frankfurt Peace Union; served as director and treasurer until 1892. 1891 � 1895, lived in Ermatingen, canton of Thurgau; withdrew from active business role to dedicate himself to writing and educating public on social and economic issues. 1895 � 1923, lived in Zurich; director of a bank and Brann department store. 1895, assisted Einstein in attempt to enter ETH; arranged Einstein�s stay with Winteler family in Aarau. 1896 � 1900, visited at home by Einstein while a student at ETH. 1896, helped found Swiss Ethical Culture Society; editor of its periodical until 1919. 1898, published his most influential work, Soziale Bewegungen und Theorien bis zur modernen Arbeiterbewegung (nine editions). 1900 � 1914, was active in Zurich Peace union; gave numerous lectures on economic benefits of peace.
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Pictured above in 1896
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