Jost Winteler
Jost Winteler (21 November 1846 - 23 February 1929) was a Swiss professor of Greek and history at the Kantonsschule Aarau (today called the Old Cantonal School Aarau), a linguist, a "noted" philologist, an ornithologist, a journalist, and a published poet. He served as both a mentor and father figure to a teenage Albert Einstein, who boarded at his home from October 1895 to October 1896, while he attended his final year of secondary school.
Jost Winteler | |
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Winteler in 1880 | |
| Born | November 21, 1846 |
| Died | February 23, 1929 (aged 82) Wattwil, Switzerland |
| Education | University of Zürich, University of Jena |
| Spouse |
Pauline Eckart (m. 1871) |
| Children | 7 |
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