Around 1886 Albert Einstein began his school career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to age thirteen, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. He studied mathematics, in particular the calculus, beginning around 1891. In 1894 Einstein's family moved to Milan but Einstein remained in Munich. Sadly in 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Eidgenössische Technician Hochschule in Zurich. He renounced German citizenship in 1896 and was to be stateless for a number of years. He did not even apply for Swiss citizenship until 1899, citizenship being granted in 1901. After Einstein failing of the entrance exam to the ETH, he attended secondary school in Aarau planning to use this route to enter the ETH in Zurich. While there he wrote an essay in which he wrote of his plans for his future.

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Photo: Albert Einstein. Library and Archives Canada, Yousuf Karsh/PA-212510Date: 1948-02-11 Author: Karsh, Yousuf {{PD-old}}

Bibliography: "Albert Einstein Biography." Nobel Prize. 23 Nov. 2005. 20 Jan. 2006 <http://nobelprize.org>.