Hans Albert Einstein (1904-1973)

Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a professor at University of California, Berkeley. He was the second child, and the first son, of renowned physicist Albert Einsteinz (1879–1955) and his first wife, Mileva Marić (1875–1948). His papers are held by the Water Resources Center Archives at UC Berkeley.

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Honors
In tribute to Einstein's life-long contributions to the field, his former graduate students published a book of research in his honour in 1972, Sedimentation: Symposium to Honor Professor H.A. Einstein.

The University of California also awarded him the title: Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, Emeritus

In 1988 the American Society of Civil Engineers created the Hans Albert Einstein Award to recognize outstanding achievements in erosion control, sedimentation and/or waterway development.

Family and personal
Hans Albert was born in Bern, Switzerland, where his father, Albert Einstein, worked as a clerk in the patent office. His younger brother, Eduard Einstein, was born in 1910 and died in 1965. The fate of his older sister, Lieserl Einstein, Albert Einstein's and Mileva Marić's first child, is unknown. Their parents divorced in 1919 after living apart for five years.

In 1927 he married Frieda Knecht. They had three children — Bernhard Caesar (b. 1930-2008), a physicist; Klaus Martin (1932–1938); and Evelyn (b. 1941, an adopted child). Frieda died in 1958, and Hans Albert later married Elizabeth Roboz.

Upon his death Hans Albert was buried near Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States.