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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. Autograph Postcard Signed ("A. Einstein"), 12mo, August 16, 1919, [Berlin],
4 June 2014, 13:00 EDT
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.
Autograph Postcard Signed ("A. Einstein"), 12mo, August 16, 1919, [Berlin], in German, to Hans Reichenbach, verso addressed "Herrn Dr. Hans Reichenbach Ziethenstr. 2 Lichterfelde-West," and postmarked "16.8.19," slight toning, two-hole punch in lower margin.
Einstein offers a younger colleague encouragement and support in seeking a post. Translation, in full:
"Dear Colleague,
Upon returning from my trip, I immediately wrote to Mr. Arco. There was truly no need for such a long letter to convince me of your natural claim to the position you are seeking! If something comes of the matter, no one, besides you, shall be so extremely delighted as I. If it miscarries, then just continue to rely on me wherever it can be of help.
With best wishes and in the hope of soon meeting you again, yours,
A. Einstein."
Reichenbach (1891-1953) attended Einstein's lectures on relativity in Berlin, and maintained a correspondence with him throughout his career (see the following lot). The position he was seeking may have been with the Telefunken-Gesellschaft, of which George Count von Arco was chief engineer. The postcard is published in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9, Doc 89, p 132 (Princeton University Press, 2004).
We are grateful for the assistance of Dr. Diana Kormos Buchwald, general editor of the Einstein Papers Project, in cataloguing this lot.
Einstein offers a younger colleague encouragement and support in seeking a post. Translation, in full:
"Dear Colleague,
Upon returning from my trip, I immediately wrote to Mr. Arco. There was truly no need for such a long letter to convince me of your natural claim to the position you are seeking! If something comes of the matter, no one, besides you, shall be so extremely delighted as I. If it miscarries, then just continue to rely on me wherever it can be of help.
With best wishes and in the hope of soon meeting you again, yours,
A. Einstein."
Reichenbach (1891-1953) attended Einstein's lectures on relativity in Berlin, and maintained a correspondence with him throughout his career (see the following lot). The position he was seeking may have been with the Telefunken-Gesellschaft, of which George Count von Arco was chief engineer. The postcard is published in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9, Doc 89, p 132 (Princeton University Press, 2004).
We are grateful for the assistance of Dr. Diana Kormos Buchwald, general editor of the Einstein Papers Project, in cataloguing this lot.

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