When and where was Mileva Marić born?
Mileva Marić entered the world on the 19th of December 1875 in Titel, a town within Austria-Hungary. Her family held wealth and status among the local population.
Questions about Mileva Marić
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What were Mileva Marić's academic achievements at Zurich Polytechnic?
Marić enrolled at the Zurich Polytechnic in the fall of 1896 after passing a mathematics entrance examination with an average grade of 4.25 on a scale ranging from 1 to 6. She became the fifth woman overall to enter section VIA but failed her final teaching diploma examinations in 1900 with an average of 4.00 due to a grade of 2.5 in the mathematics component.
Who is the child that Mileva Marić had with Albert Einstein?
The couple referred to their daughter as Hanserl before birth and Lieserl afterward who suffered from scarlet fever at age one causing permanent damage. Some sources claim she died soon after in 1903 while others suggest adoption in Serbia and Einstein never met his daughter.
When did Mileva Marić divorce Albert Einstein and what was the financial agreement?
Five years of separation passed before divorce occurred on the 14th of February 1919 when their agreement stipulated Einstein would accept any Nobel Prize while Marić received the money. This happened in 1922 when funds were held in trust for their two boys and she could draw interest but needed permission to touch principal amounts.
What memorials honor Mileva Marić today?
In 2005 ETH and Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster honored Marić in Zürich where a memorial plaque appeared on her former residence at Huttenstrasse 62 that same year. A bust was placed in Sremska Mitrovica where she attended high school and another bust stands on the campus of the University of Novi Sad.