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Chronological List of Correspondence, 1895–1920 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CORRESPONDENCE, 1895–1920 In this chronological list of correspondence, the volume and document numbers follow each name. Documents abstracted in the calendars are listed in the Alphabetical List of Texts in this volume. 1895 13 or 20 Mar To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 45 29 Apr To Rosa Winteler, 1, 46 Summer To Caesar Koch, 1, 6 18 May To Rosa Winteler, 1, 47 28 Jul To Julia Niggli, 1, 48 Aug To Rosa Winteler, 5: Vol. 1, 48a 1896 early Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 50 6? Aug To Julia Niggli, 1, 51 21 Apr To Marie Winteler, with a 10? Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 52 postscript by Pauline Einstein, after 10 Aug–before 10 Sep 1,18 From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 53 7 Sep To the Department of Education, 10 Sep To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 54 Canton of Aargau, 1, 20 11 Sep To Julia Niggli, 1, 55 4–25 Nov From Marie Winteler, 1, 29 11 Sep To Pauline Winteler, 1, 56 30 Nov From Marie Winteler, 1, 30 28? Sep To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 57 10 Oct To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 58 1897 19 Oct To the Swiss Federal Council, 1, 60 May? To Pauline Winteler, 1, 34 1900 21 May To Pauline Winteler, 5: Vol. 1, 34a 7 Jun To Pauline Winteler, 1, 35 ? From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 61 after 20 Oct From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 36 28 Feb To the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, 1, 62 1898 26 Jun To the Zurich City Council, 1, 65 29? Jul To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 68 ? To Maja Einstein, 1, 38 1 Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 69 2 Jan To Mileva Maric;; [envelope only], 1 6 Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 70 13 Jan To Maja Einstein, 8: Vol. 5, C 9? Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 71 16 Feb To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 39 14? Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 72 16 Apr–8 Nov 20 Aug To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 73 To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 40 30 Aug or 6 Sep after 16 Apr To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 41 To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 74 after 28 Nov To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 43 13? Sep To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 75 19 Sep To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 76 23 Sep To Adolf Hurwitz, 1, 77 1899 26 Sep To Adolf Hurwitz, 1, 78 3 Oct To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 79 after Feb To Maja Einstein, 1, 44 11 Oct To Helene Savic; [Kaufler], 1, 81 138 CORRESPONDENCE, 1900–1904 11 Dec Mileva Maric;; to Helene Savic;, with 13 Nov From Mileva Maric;; , 1, 124 postscript by Einstein, 1, 83 28 Nov To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 126 20 Dec To Helene Savic;;, 1, 86 12 Dec To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 127 17 Dec To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 128 1901 18 Dec To the Swiss Patent Office, 1, 129 19 Dec To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 130 28 Dec To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 131 8 Jan–19 Mar Mileva Maric;; to Helene Savic; with a postscript by Einstein, 1, 87 1902 9 Mar To Otto Weiner, 1, 90 19 Mar To Wilhelm Ostwald, 1, 92 4 Feb To Conrad Habicht, 1, 133 23 Mar To Mileva Maric;, 1, 93 4 Feb To Mileva Maric;; , 1, 134 27 Mar To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 94 8? Feb To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 136 3 Apr To Wilhelm Ostwald, 1, 95 17? Feb To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 137 4 Apr To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 96 Apr? To Conrad Habicht, 1, 139 10 Apr To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 97 19 Jun From the Swiss Department of 12 Apr To Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, 1, 98 Justice, 1, 141 12 Apr To Carl Paalzow, 5: Vol. 1, 98a 19 Jun From the Swiss Patent Office, 14 Apr To Marcel Grossmann, 1, 100 1, 142 15 Apr To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 101 28 Jun or later 30 Apr To Mileva Maric; , 1, 102 To Mileva Maric;;, 5, 1 2 May From Mileva Maric; 1, 103 15 Aug–3 Oct 3 May To Alfred Stern, 1, 104 To Hans Wohlwend, 5, 2 3 May From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 105 9 May To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 106 1903 2d half of May? To Mileva Maric;, 1, 107 22? Jan To Michele Besso, 5, 5 2d half of May? 7–11 Feb From Michele Besso, 5, 6 From Mileva Maric;, 1, 108 17 Mar To Michele Besso, 5, 7 2d half of May? ca. 20 Mar To Helene Savic;;, 5, 8 To Mileva Maric;, 1, 110 22 Mar From Emma Ehrat-Ühlinger, 5, 9 28? May To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 111 last week of Mar 4? Jun To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 112 To Emma Ehrat-Ühlinger, 5, 10 3 Jul To the Director’s Office, last week of Mar Technikum Burgdorf, 1, 113 To Jakob Ehrat, 5, 11 7? Jul To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 114 27 Aug From Mileva Einstein-Maric;;, 5, 12 8 Jul To Jost Winteler, 1, 115 19? Sep To Mileva Einstein-Maric;;, 5, 13 ca. 8 Jul From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 116 3 Oct To Conrad Habicht, 5, 14 13 Jul To the Department of Education, 30 Nov To Conrad Habicht, 5, 15 Canton of Bern, 1, 117 16 Jul From the Department of Internal Affairs, Canton of Bern, 1, 118 1904 22? Jul To Mileva Maric;;, 1, 119 27 Jul To Pauline Einstein, 8: Vol. 5, C 20 Feb To Conrad Habicht, 5, 16 31 Jul From the Department of Internal 6? Apr To Marcel Grossmann, 5, 17 Affairs, Canton of Bern, 1, 120 15 Apr To Conrad Habicht, 5, 18 31? Jul From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 121 15 May To Helene and Milivoj Savic;;, 5, 19 6? Sep To Marcel Grossmann, 1, 122 25 Jul To Mileva Einstein-Maric;;, 5, 20 early Nov From Mileva Maric;;, 1, 123 1 Aug To Conrad Habicht, 5, 21 CORRESPONDENCE, 1904–1908 139 6 Aug To Conrad Habicht, 5, 22 26 Aug To Wilhelm Wien, 5, 55 6 Aug To Conrad Habicht, 5, 23 2 Sep To Conrad and Paul Habicht, 5, 56 20 Sep From the Swiss Patent Office, 5, 24 4 Sep From Max Laue, 5, 57 25 Sep To Johannes Stark, 5, 58 1905 3 Oct From Teubner publishing house, 5,59 4 Oct From Johannes Stark, 5, 60 6 Mar To Conrad Habicht, 5, 25 7 Oct To Johannes Stark, 5, 61 6 Mar To Conrad Habicht, 5, 26 9 Oct From Hermann Minkowski, 5, 62 18 or 25 May 1 Nov To Johannes Stark, 5, 63 To Conrad Habicht, 5, 27 9 Nov From Max Planck, 5, 64 30 Jun–22 Sep 15 Nov From Richard Lorenz, 5, 65 To Conrad Habicht, 5, 28 7 Dec To Johannes Stark, 5, 66 20 Jul To Rudolf Martin, 5, 29 20 Dec To Rudolf Ladenburg, 5, 68 20 Jul–summer 1915 24 Dec To Conrad Habicht, 5, 69 To Conrad Habicht, 5, 30 27 Dec From Max Laue, 5, 70 16 Nov To Philipp Lenard, 5, 32 1908 1906 3 Jan To Marcel Grossmann, 5, 71 7 Jan From Josef Zametzer, 5, 33 5 Jan To Arnold Sommerfeld, 5, 72 13 Mar From the Swiss Patent Office, 5, 34 14 Jan To Arnold Sommerfeld, 5, 73 23 Apr To the Bern Municipal Gas and mid-Jan From Adolf Gasser, 5, 74 Water Works, 5, 35 16 Jan From Jakob Bosshart, 5, 75 27 Apr To Maurice Solovine, 5, 36 20 Jan To the Council of Education, 2 Jun From Max Laue, 5, 37 Canton of Zurich, 5, 76 6 Jun To the Bern Municipal Gas and 27 Jan From Jakob Laub, 5, 77 Water Works, 5, 38 28 Jan From Alfred Kleiner, 5, 78 27 Jul To Conrad Habicht, 5, 39 2 Feb From Jakob Laub, 5, 79 18 Sep From Wilhelm Röntgen, 5, 40 8 Feb From Alfred Kleiner, 5, 80 3 Nov To Jost Winteler, 5, 41 11 Feb To Paul Gruner, 5, 81 Dec? To Helene and Milivoj Savic;;, 5, 42 11 Feb From Johannes Stark, 5, 82 12 Feb From Emil Bose, 5, 83 1907 14 Feb To Conrad Habicht, 5, 84 17 Feb To Johannes Stark, 5, 85 5 Jan–11 May 19 Feb From Paul Habicht, 5, 86 To Alfred Schnauder, 5, 43 19 Feb From Johannes Stark, 5, 87 7 Feb To Jost Winteler, 5, 44 22 Feb To Johannes Stark, 5, 88 13 Apr To Johannes Stark, 5, 45 28 Feb From Albert Gobat, 5, 89 17 Jun To the Department of Education, 29 Feb To Johannes Stark, 5, 90 Canton of Bern, 5, 46 1 Mar From Jakob Laub, 5, 91 6 Jul From Max Planck, 5, 47 9 Mar From Adolf Gasser, 5, 92 15 Jul To Conrad and Paul Habicht, 5, 48 17 Mar From Paul Habicht, 5, 93 23 Jul To Wilhelm Wien, 5, 49 30 Mar From Joseph Kowalski, 5, 94 25 Jul To Wilhelm Wien, 5, 50 4 Apr From Paul Habicht, 5, 95 29 Jul To Wilhelm Wien, 5, 51 17 Apr To Mileva Einstein-Maric;;, 5, 96 7 Aug To Wilhelm Wien, 5, 52 12 May From Karl Jaberg, 5, 97 11 Aug To Wilhelm Wien, 5, 53 17 May From Heinrich Burkhardt, 5, 98 16 Aug To Paul and Conrad Habicht, 5, 54 17 May From Paul Habicht, 5, 99 140 CORRESPONDENCE, 1908–1909 17 May From Aurel Stodola, 5, 100 5, 136a 18 May From Jakob Laub, 5, 101 9 To Dmitry Mirimanoff, 8: Vol. 5, 19 May From Jakob Laub, 5, 102 136b 30 May From Jakob Laub, 5, 103 12 From Dmitry Mirimanoff, 5, 137 Jun From Paul Habicht, 5, 104 12 From Aurel Stodola, 5, 138 11 Jun To Marian von Smoluchowski, 15 To Jakob Ehrat and Emma Ehrat- 5,105 Ühlinger, 5, 139 13 Jun From Aurel Stodola, 5, 106 25 To Otto Stoll, 5, 140 23 Jun From Lucien Chavan, 5, 107 March 4 Jul From Paul Habicht, 5, 108 6 Jul To August Hagenbach, 5, 109 3 To Lucien Chavan, 5, 141 9 Jul From August Hagenbach, 5, 110 18 To Maurice Solovine, 5, 142 14 Jul To August Hagenbach, 5, 111 20 To Jakob Laub, 5, 143 27 Jul From Frau Ruprecht, 5, 112 25? To Albert Gockel, 5, 144 30 Jul To Jakob Laub, 5, 113 25 From Josef Weiß, 5, 145 13 Aug To Lucien and Jeanne Chavan, 30 To Hendrik A.
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