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Description

German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein.

Source

Cropped from original at the Historical Museum of Berne.

Date

1904^[1]

Author

Lucien Chavan ^[1] (1868 - 1942), a friend of Einstein's when he was living in Berne.

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[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Albert Einstein: Physicist and World Citizen. Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (2006-07-17). Retrieved on 2007-09-14.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:34, 6 June 2008	666×870 (93 KB)	XcepticZP (Talk \| contribs)	(Fixed contrast. Put white background. Removed few scratches.)
	19:20, 11 September 2007	666×870 (93 KB)	Lupo (Talk \| contribs)	(Better version from the Historical Museum of Berne)
	07:31, 12 July 2004	197×294 (14 KB)	Stevertigo (Talk \| contribs)	(Fair use)