This certificate of maturity was issued to Albert Einstein at the age of 17, after attending the Cantonal High School in Aarau, Switzerland. In this scoring scheme, 6 is the highest, and 1 the lowest grade. The photo was taken the very same day he received his grades on 3 October 1896.
Einstein received the following grades:
German language and literature: 5
French language and literature: 3
English language and literature: —
Italian language and literature: 5
History: 6
Geography: 4
Algebra: 6
Geometry (planimetry, trigonometry, stereometry and analytical geometry): 6
Descriptive geometry: 6
Physics: 6
Chemistry: 5
Natural history: 5
In drawing: 4*
In technical drawing: 4*
*The performance over the course of the year is considered.
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