(SCIENTISTS) EINSTEIN ALBERT Autograph Letter Signed A Einst

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"HARMONIOUS LIFE, FULL OF FRUITFUL WORK . . . NATURE RESERVES THIS TO BUT A FEW" (SCIENTISTS.) EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Autograph Letter Signed, "A. Einstein," to physician William C. Beck ("Dear Dr. Beck"), in German, sending condolences upon the death of a loved one [his father, Bohemian-American physician Carl Beck (1864-1952)]. 1/2 page, 4to; folds, few small tears with minor loss along right edge, remnants of hinging at upper corners verso, personal address blindstamped at upper left. Princeton, 27 July 1952

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"It is kind of you to have personally informed me of your great loss. The pain of parting will however be softened in the knowledge that here has ended a harmonious life, full of fruitful work without any pause: Nature reserves this to but a few. I have known few people in whom the knowledge of human nature and human friendship have gotten along so well together as they did in him. His indestructible humor helped him in this and I can readily understand why he was so constantly attracted to Vienna, that city which was so full of the joy of living even though this has faded somewhat lately. . . ."