Evelyn Einstein

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Evelyn Einstein (born March 28, 1941 in Chicago , † April 13, 2011 in Albany (California) ) was Albert Einstein's adopted granddaughter. She claimed she was a daughter of Albert Einstein .

Einstein was adopted by Hans Albert Einstein after she was born . She did a Masters in Medieval Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and then worked as a dog catcher, "Cult Deprogrammer" and police officer. She was married to the anthropology professor Grover Krantz for 13 years ; after her divorce she lived in poverty. In the 1980s she helped find Albert Einstein's personal letters in Berkeley. In 1996 she won a lawsuit for shares from Einstein's estate, but then fought unsuccessfully against the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for further rights. Weeks before her death, Allen P. Wilkinson began working with her on her memoir.

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