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Letter: Letter: Einstein-Maric

Published 17 March 1990

From JOHN BRUNNER

Those who deduce from Einstein’s use of the double name ‘Einstein-Maric’
on some of his manuscripts that his wife acted as joint author (This Week,
3 March) should be advised that in Switzerland it is customary for a married
man to hyphenate his wife’s name to his own. The first time I went there
I lodged with M and Mme Cornu-Guignard, but as a bachelor he had been plain
M Cornu.

John Brunner South Petherton, Somerset

Issue no. 1708 published 17 March 1990

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