Posted on 04/21/2011 9:40:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Evelyn Einstein had a difficult life, never able to cash in on the notoriaty and riches her famous grandfather amassed in his lifetime and beyond. Now dead at 70, her fight to gain control of some of that which she felt was rightfully hers, dies too.
Evelyn Einstein, who was the adopted daughter of one of Einsteins natural born sons, experienced poverty and homelessness and was a self-proclaimed “dumpster diver,” all while the estate of her famous grandfather — one of the most iconic figures of all time — earned millions.
According to her obituary in The New York Times, the younger Einstein spoke four or five languages and earned a master’s degree in medieval literature from Berkeley, yet she lived in squalor.
Working occassionally as a dog catcher, a cult deprogrammer and a police officer, Evelyn Einstein was destitute after her divorce. She was married for 13 years to eccentric professor Grover Krantz, a Washington State University anthropologist who attempted to prove Big Foot existed.
After the divorce she was known to live in her car and scavenge for food out of dumpsters.
In the later part of her life, she made it known that her brilliant, yet eccentric, grandfather did not leave a penny to her or anyone else in the family. Instead, after his death in 1955, his estate, including 75,000 papers and other items were willed to Hebrew University in Jeruselum.
The elder Einstein’s name and likeness draw annual earnings of $10 million, according to the 2010 Forbes magazine “Top Earning Dead Celebrities” list. He ranks eighth after Michael Jackson (1), Stieg Larsson (6) and Dr. Seuss (7).
All royalties go to the Israeli university for scholarships and research.
Just before her death this year, she fought Hebrew University for some of the estate’s profits.
“I’m outraged,” said Evelyn Einstein, who told CNN that she wanted the money to move into an assisted living facility. “It’s hard for me to believe they would treat the family the way they have, which has been abysmally.”
Another lib thinking they should be entitled to something they didn’t work for.
The stench of it is on this thread as well.
I think she looks like Suzanne Vega.
RE: Hey the dogcatcher in my town makes about 75 K a year and has full benefits and a pension
Did he have a master’s degree in Medieval Literature? :)
bttt
Don’t bother answering. Reading the rest of the thread provided all the explantion needed. I have no interest in engaging in a conversation or dialogue with you about this. Or anything. Ever.
She graduated from Berkeley, of course she’s mentally ill.
Not having any idea who that was, I had to look it up. You're right.
He also had a daughter who was born before he and his first wife married and who was given up for adoption.
- from Monday's New York Times
This goes to show that we live in a world where one has to be really smart in today’s job market.
You have to be a real Einstein to even be a dog catcher.
The fate of his daughter isn’t clear. She may have died in infancy or been adopted.
I have yet to see any mention of whether or not she had children of her own...
I guess the answer is no children - more details here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us/19einstein.html?_r=1
Actually sounds plausible compared to some of the stuff her Grandfather came up with.
In the 1980s, she added to Einstein scholarship by coming up with an unpublished manuscript by her grandfather quoting what were obviously love letters. This led to the discovery in 1986 of 500 of Einstein’s letters in a safe-deposit box in Berkeley. The letters cast new light on his life, particularly his torturous relations with his first wife, Mileva Maric.
One letter detailed Einstein’s instructions to his wife if she wanted to continue their marriage. “You will expect no affection from me,” it read. “You must leave my bedroom or study at once without protesting when I ask you to.”
The letters were auctioned off for $900,000 by an Einstein family trust in 1996, prompting Ms. Einstein to join a suit by a group of family members for a share of the proceeds. The family settled the matter privately.
I guess it depends on the settlement...
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