Max Talmey | |
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Born | Max Talmud 1869 |
Died | New York City, U.S. | November 7, 1941 (aged 71–72)
Alma mater | Munich Medical School |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Institutions | Mount Sinai Hospital |
Notable students | Albert 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]