apr 24, 1849 - Alfred Kleiner

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Alfred Kleiner was a Swiss physicist and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zurich. He was Albert Einstein's doctoral advisor or Doktorvater. Initially Einstein's advisor was Heinrich F. Weber. However, they had a major falling out, and Einstein chose to switch to Kleiner.

Born: 24 April 1849, Maschwanden, Zurich, Switzerland
Died: 3 July 1916 (aged 67)
Known for: Work on statistical physics
Fields: Physicist
Other notable students: Fritz Laager,
Theodor Erismann

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