388 BIOGRAPHIES Einstein took Weber's lecture and laboratory course at ETH. 1900, Einstein did his Diplomarbeit with Weber and started a doctoral dissertation under his supervision. Einstein in later years praised Weber's teaching. Sources: Weiss 1912 files in SzZE Schulratsarchiv Einstein correspondence. Winteler, Jost Winteler-Eckart, Pauline (Rosa) b. 21 November 1846 in Filzbach, canton of Glarus 25 August 1845 in Jena, Saxony d. 23 February 1929 in Wattwil, canton of St. Gallen 1 November 1906 in Aarau, canton of Aargau Aarau hosts and friends of Einstein. Pauline: Daughter of a textile mer- chant. Jost: Son of a secondary school teacher. Received primary instruc- tion at home. 1855-ca. 1862, attended school in Nesslau, canton of St. Gallen. Ca. 1862-ca. 1866, attended Progymnasium in Schiers, canton of Graubünd- en, then Thurgau Kantonsschule in Frauenfeld, where he received Matura. Ca. 1866-1870, studied history and German language at University of Zurich. 1870, received Diplom. 1870-1875, studied philology at University of Jena. 1871, married Pauline, with whom he had seven children: Anna, who married Michele Besso, Jost, Rosa, Marie, Matthias, Julius, and Paul, who married Maja Einstein. 1876, University of Jena doctoral dissertation, "Kerenzer Mundart," supervised by E. Sievers. Autumn 1876, teacher at Zol- likofer girls' school in Romanshorn, canton of Thurgau. 1877-1880, teacher at Gymnasium in Burgdorf, canton Bern. 1880-1884, director of Gymnasium in Murten, canton of Fribourg resigned after conflict with ultramontanist school authorities. 1884-1909, teacher of Greek and history in Gymnasium of Aargau Kantonsschule. 1890, published Tycho Pantander, eine Geistesent- wicklung in Liedern. 1895-1896, Einstein boarded with family while attending Kantonsschule, developed close relationship with both parents. 1906, Pauline shot by son Julius, who also killed daughter Rosa's husband and himself. 1909-1914, Jost started losing his voice worked as part-time religious in- structor. Spring 1914, retired to Krummenau, canton of St. Gallen. Einstein had great affection for "Mama" and "Papa" Winteler and high regard for Jost's political and religious liberalism called his distrust of imperial Germany prophetic. Sources: Winteler 1917 Tuchschmid 1930 civil records of Filzbach cor- respondence of Winteler family, Sz, Wint. Korr.