Dr Hans E Einstein (born 1923) is the foremost authority on the lung disease Valley Fever. He currently resides in Bakersfield, California. He is related to Albert Einstein: Hans's grandfather and Albert were first cousins. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever and California valley fever) is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Albert Einstein, photographed in 1947 by Oren J. Turner. ...

Biography

Dr Einstein spent his childhood in Germany as Nazism gradually took hold. His parents were Quakers, but of Jewish origin. A year after Hitler took power in 1934, his mother moved him and his sister to the Netherlands, leaving his father behind. He finished high school in the Netherlands at age 16 and moved to the United States as an exchange student. He attended Furman University in Greenville South Carolina. One of the first things he did upon arriving, was look up his last name in the phone book. The only Einstein he found was a relative: Albert Einstein's son. They became friends and was often invited over whenever Albert visited. When Hans graduated, he became a medical officer in the US Army and helped with the Berlin Airlift. The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Soviet Union blocked Western rail and road access to West Berlin from June 24, 1948 - May 11, 1949. ...

After leaving the military, he drove across the country to get to Kern General Hospital in Bakersfield, California. After finishing his residency, Einstein became the assistant medical directory of the Kern County tuberculosis sanitarium in Keene. There, he realized some patients had something different: Valley Fever. It has been suggested that Antituberculant be merged into this article or section. ... There are a few meanings of Sanitarium: A sanitarium can be a psychiatric hospital. ... Keene is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ...