Alfred Kleiner Scientist

Alfred Kleiner (April 24, 1849 – July 3, 1916) was a Swiss physicist and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zurich. He was Albert Einstein's doctoral advisor or Doktorvater. Initially Einstein's advisor was H. F. Weber. However, they had a major falling out, and Einstein chose to switch to Kleiner.

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Alfred Kleiner
Birth dateApril 24, 1849
Birth place
Switzerland , Maschwanden , Canton of Zürich
Nationality
Switzerland
Date of deathJuly 03, 1916
Residence
Switzerland
Education
University of Zurich
Known for
Statistical physics

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