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Did You Know That Albert Einstein’s Grandson is Buried in Greenville, South Carolina

Albert Einstein’s 5-year-old grandson, Klaus, is buried in Greenville’s Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Section U, just off Wade Hampton Blvd. Einstein’s son, Hans, lived in Greenville at 223 Randall Street in 1938. It was here that his son, Klaus Einstein, tragically died at age five on January 5, 1939. James F. Mackey & Sons conducted the funeral.

Another legend says that Einstein’s other grandson is buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field in Spartanburg. However, I can not confirm whether that is indeed true.


Written By: John G. Clark Jr.