How tall is Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein's listed height was 175 cm (5'9").
About Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, born on 14 March 1879 in Ulm, then in the Kingdom of Württemberg, part of the German Empire. He moved to Switzerland in 1895 and in 1896 enrolled in the mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the Swiss federal polytechnic school in Zurich, graduating in 1900. He acquired Swiss citizenship a year later and secured a permanent position at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern.
In 1905 Einstein submitted a successful PhD dissertation to the University of Zurich. In 1914 he moved to Berlin to join the Prussian Academy of Sciences and the Humboldt University of Berlin, becoming director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in 1917. He is best known for developing the theory of relativity and also made important contributions to quantum theory. In 1933 he decided to remain in the United States, and he was granted American citizenship in 1940.
Einstein stood at a listed 175 cm (5'9"). He died on 18 April 1955. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Frequently asked
How tall is Albert Einstein in feet and inches? Albert Einstein was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.
Sources
- Albert Einstein on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Albert Einstein on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Albert Einstein on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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