Lewis David Einstein (1877 - 1967)

Born 15 Mar 1877 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hélène (Ralli) Einstein — married Jan 1904 in London, England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Dec 1967 at age 90 in Paris, Seine, France

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Biography

Lewis Einstein is Notable.

Lewis was born in March 1877 in Manhattan, New York. ^[1] He was the son of David Lewis Einstein and Caroline Falman Feistmann. ^[2]

He married Hélène Edwards née Ralli in 1904 at St George Hanover Square, London, England. ^[3]

He was briefly the US ambassador to Costa Rica for one month in 1911.

In 1921, he was appointed by Warren G. Harding as the ambassador to Czechoslovakia and served until 1930.

He was widowed in 1949, and married Camilla Hare Lippincott after 1951.

He passed away in Paris, France in 1967. ^[4] He was buried in Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori in Florence, Italy. Einstein's memoir A Diplomat Looks Back was published the year after his death. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27B7-XV6 : 11 February 2018), Lewis Einslein, 15 Mar 1877; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 203634 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,112.

   Name: Lewis Einstein

   Gender: Male

   Birth Date: 15 Mar 1877

   Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, USA

   Residence Address: West 56. 55

   Certificate Number: 203634

   Father: David L. Einstein

   Mother: Carie Einstein

2. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9M-MYLP : 10 February 2023), Lewis Einstein.
3. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

   Name: Lewis Einstein

   Registration Year: 1904

   Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar

   Registration district: St George Hanover Square

   Inferred County:London

4. ↑ U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974

   Name: Lewis Einstein

   Age: 90

   Birth Date:1877

   Death Date: 4 Dec 1967

   Death Place: France

   Spouse: Camilla Einstein

5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #57382082

• Wikipedia: Lewis Einstein
• Schwartz, Julius; Kaye, Solomon Aaron; Simons, John (1926). Who's Who in American Jewry'. Jewish Biographical Bureau. p. 135.
• FamilySearch Person: G353-XYF for dozens of passenger lists and passport application documents as well as census records.