Background
Silberstein, Ludwik was born on May 17, 1872 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Samuel and Emily (Steinkalk) Silberstein.
Silberstein, Ludwik was born on May 17, 1872 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Samuel and Emily (Steinkalk) Silberstein.
Graduate Gymnasium, Cracow, 1890. Studied at Cracow, Heidelberg and Berlin University, Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics physics, Berlin, 1894.
Assistant in physics, Lemberg, 1895-1897. Lecturer in mathematics physics, University of Bologna, Italy, 1899-1904, University of Rome since 1904. Mathematics physicist at research laboratory, Eastman Kodak Company, 1920-1929.
Consultant mathematics physicist since 1930.
Lecturer on relativity and gravitation, Cornell, 1920, Toronto U. and Chicago University, 1921. Naturalized United States citizen since 1935.
Member American Astronomical Society.
Married Rose Eisenman, June 29, 1905. Children: George Paul, Hedwiga Renata, Hannah Emily.