Max Talmey

Max Talmey
Photo by E. Mulhern, c. 1890
Born
Max Talmud

1869
Tauroggen, Russian Empire (now Taurage, Lithuania)[1]
Died(1941-11-07)November 7, 1941 (aged 71–72)
Alma materMunich Medical School
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsMount Sinai Hospital
Notable studentsAlbert Einstein

Max Talmey (born Max Talmud; Yiddish: מאַקס טַלמוּד; 1869 – November 7, 1941)[2] was a Lithuanian-born American ophthalmologist of Jewish descent,[3] best known as Albert Einstein's tutor who introduced him to fields of and books on natural science and philosophy, for his success in treating cataracts, and for his work on auxiliary languages.[4]

  1. ^ Ravin, James G. (March 1997). "Albert Einstein and his mentor Max Talmey: The seventh Charles B. Snyder lecture". Documenta Ophthalmologica. 94 (1–2): 1–17. doi:10.1007/bf02629677. PMID 9657287. S2CID 11816695.
  2. ^ "max talmey - Search - Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ Gutfreund, Hanoch (2015). Relativity: The Special and General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition. Princeton University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0691166339.
  4. ^ "Max Talmey Dies; Eye Specialist, 72 – He Gained National Acclaim in Field for Cataract Removals". The New York Times. November 7, 1941. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

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