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Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Wurtemmburg, Germany to the parents of Hermann and Polina Kach Einstein. His parents were nonobservant Jews. One year later his family moved to Milan, Italy, but Einstein stayed in Munich. There his father ran a small factory that manufactured electrical supplies, which failed in 1894. Around 1886 Einstein began school in Munich. He attended a Munich elementary school. He didn't like to memorize facts and rules. He would answer slowly because he was a very thoughtful person. He would ask difficult questions. He was a shy and curious child. Einstein took violin lessons from age six to thirteen. He was good at mathematics and literature, but did poorly in his study areas. In his teens he was interested in popular science. Einstein didn't display his mathematics until he was 14. Einstein ta