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Welcome to England, Mr Einstein: Albert's landing card 17:54 10 May 2011
Picture of the day
Caitlin Stier, contributor
(Image: National Museums Liverpool)
After nearly 80 years in storage, Albert Einstein's landing card has been discovered at London's Heathrow airport. The serendipitous finding by curators is now on display for the first time at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool.
En route to Dover after fleeing Nazi Germany by way of Belgium, Einstein was required to fill out the card to enter the country. On the card, dated 26 May 1933, Einstein renounced his German citizenship and listed his nationality as Swiss.
The Nazis had declared Einstein an enemy of the state and placed a bounty on his head. He lists his destination as Oxford. Einstein stayed in England before relocating later that year to Princeton University where he remained until his death in 1955.
Picture of the day
Caitlin Stier, contributor
(Image: National Museums Liverpool)
After nearly 80 years in storage, Albert Einstein's landing card has been discovered at London's Heathrow airport. The serendipitous finding by curators is now on display for the first time at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool.
En route to Dover after fleeing Nazi Germany by way of Belgium, Einstein was required to fill out the card to enter the country. On the card, dated 26 May 1933, Einstein renounced his German citizenship and listed his nationality as Swiss.
The Nazis had declared Einstein an enemy of the state and placed a bounty on his head. He lists his destination as Oxford. Einstein stayed in England before relocating later that year to Princeton University where he remained until his death in 1955.