Elsa Einstein

About

Wife of renowned physicist Albert Einstein. She began an affair with Einstein while he was still married to Mileva Maric.

Before Fame

Her first husband was textile merchant Max Lowenthal.

Trivia

She and Einstein moved to New Jersey in the early 1930s.

Family Life

Albert Einstein was both her second husband and her cousin. From her first marriage, she had two daughters: Ilse and Margot.

Associated With

Albert Einstein is remembered for his General Theory of Relativity.