Albert Einstein | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Albert Einstein - This person wins the Nobel Prize in physics and dies in the United States in 1955.

Pauline and Hermann Einstein - These people are the parents of the main character.

Maja Einstein - This person is the younger sibling of the main character.

Mileva Maritsch - This person is a fellow student at the Polytechnic School and the main character's first spouse.

Edouard and Hans Albert Einstein - These people are the main character's children.

Elsa Einstein - This person is a close childhood friend of the main character's younger...
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