Albert Einstein's Brain Was Stolen By Thomas Harvey
So when he died at age 76 of a burst aorta in Princeton Hospital, his brain was immediately removed from his body by Thomas Harvey.
Did they steal Albert Einstein's brain?
So special that when he died in Princeton Hospital, on April 18, 1955, the pathologist on call, Thomas Harvey, stole it. Einstein didn't want his brain or body to be studied; he didn't want to be worshipped. ... But Harvey took the brain anyway, without permission from Einstein or his family.
Where is Albert Einstein's brain now?
The Mütter Museum is one of only two places in the world where you can see pieces of Albert Einstein's brain. Brain sections, 20 microns thick and stained with cresyl violet, are preserved in glass slides on display in the main Museum Gallery.
