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By Matt Rosenberg, About.com Guide to Geography since 1997

Einstein Quote Debunked

Saturday July 12, 2003
You may be familiar with the "famous" quote from Albert Einstein about geography that begins, "As a young man, my fondest dream was to become a geographer..." Well, as it turns out, the quote is a hoax, made up by Geography Professor Duane Marble at Ohio State University. For the full quote and the reason Professor Marble invented it, scroll down to the last quote on my Definitions of Geography list of quotes.

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