Eduard “Teddy” Einstein, a promising mathematician who had just finished a three-year teaching term at Swarthmore College, was killed Dec. 3 while riding his bike in Upper Darby.
The 38-year-old West Philadelphia man was beloved by students, faculty, and the broader mathematics community, and was a devoted husband and father to his two young boys, writes Henry Savage for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr. Einstein was known for his sharp wit, encouraging students, and scouring cities for the most interesting and spiciest foods.
His colleagues describe him as a man who loved mathematics, working at the intersection of algebra and geometry.
Einstein studied abstract 3D shapes that cannot be visually represented in the real world, work that helps scientists study physics, neuroscience, and more.
Maddie Adams-Miller took Einstein’s math classes in her freshman year at Swarthmore, describing him as a funny and wise math teacher.
“When I was taking his course, I was struggling with my confidence and was not performing my best academically. Teddy reached out to me to offer support and genuinely wanted me to succeed in his class,” said Adams-Miller, now a senior.
Read more about the life of Eduard “Teddy” Einstein and about the advocacy work he and his wife, Ruth Fahey, did with Philly Bike Action in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
