12. Albert Einstein’s Son Had Schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia are often marked by incredible intelligence, so much so that some have questioned whether genius makes someone more susceptible to the disease. Case in point: Albert Einstein’s second son, Eduard Einstein, was a particularly brilliant student who held all of the promises of his father.
Eduard wanted to become a psychoanalyst, but because of the symptoms of mental illness that were developing, he had to be hospitalized multiple times, beginning in his twenties. The Einstein family has since used Eduard’s place in their lineage as grounds for advocating the cause of helping people who are living with schizophrenia.
