Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria, a town fifteen and a half miles south of Annaba, the second son of Lucien Auguste and Catherine Helene Sintes. They were a French family who settled in French Algeria, called Pied Noir. His father worked as a foreman in a vineyard earning a minimum wage and also served in the military. Caterina was a Spanish woman. She was also partially deaf due to a stroke that permanently impaired her speech. Albert Camus had only one brother, Lucien, named after his father. Lucien was three years older than his younger brother and was born three months after his mother and father's marriage. In the spring of 1914, the family moved to Algiers. Albert's father was drafted and recalled to duty that year to serve in the French Zouave Infantry during World War I, right around the time that Germany declared war on France. Then on 11 October 1914 he died due to wounds received in the Battle of the Marne. Albert's mother began cleaning homes and workplaces to support her family after the loss of her father in the war. Catherine received money for being a war widow and received money for each of her children until they turned eighteen. They lived in an apartment with Catherine's mother and two brothers in the Belcourt sector of Algiers. In 1923, Albert was accepted into a high school, which is a school run and maintained by the government. After finishing his secondary education in 1932, Camus was accepted at the University of Algiers where he played football. During his time at the University, he fell ill with tuberculosis in 1930. This led him to stop playing football and become a part-time student. Five years later he earned his degree... traveling with his publicist, through Villeblevin in Burgundy, France. He was buried in the Lourmarin Cemetery in Lourmarin, France. "Albert Camus - Bibliography and list of works". Biblio.com: Search for used books, textbooks, rare books, and out-of-print books from independent retailers. Np, nd Web. 5 February 2011. "Albert Camus (1913-1960)." Alberto Camus (1913-1960). Np, nd Web. 2 February 2011. "Biography of Albert Camus." Albert Camus Society of the United Kingdom. Np, nd Web. 3 February 2011. "RA Forum > CAMUS, Albert. Chronology." RA Forum. Np, nd Web. 3 February 2011. Todd, Olivier. Albert Camus: a life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Print.