Alexander Moszkowski
Alexander Moszkowski | |
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Moszkowski in the 1920s | |
| Born | 15 January 1851 Pilica, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 September 1934 (aged 83) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Satirist |
| Notable works | Einstein: Einblicke in seine Gedankenwelt |
Alexander Moszkowski (15 January 1851 – 26 September 1934) was a German satirist, writer and philosopher also of Polish-Jewish descent. He was the brother of the composer and pianist Moritz Moszkowski.
He was a friend of many celebrities in Berlin, among them the theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, about whom he was the first to publish a book in the summer of 1920 and consequently popularize the theory of relativity. In his autobiography he wrote: "At the beginning of the 20th century the question of the conceivability of other worlds with modified physics and mathematics will be highly employed."