Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Abraham-Louis Breguet across 3 places, from 1793 to 1822.
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Abraham-Louis Breguet (10 January 1747 – 17 September 1823) was a French horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking industry, including the tourbillon.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1793year
Switzerlandattested“In 1793 Marat discovered that Breguet was marked for the guillotine, possibly because of his friendship with Abbé Marie (and/or his association with the royal court); in return for his own earlier rescue, Marat arranged for a safe-pass t…”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1793year
Englandattested“In 1793 Marat discovered that Breguet was marked for the guillotine, possibly because of his friendship with Abbé Marie (and/or his association with the royal court); in return for his own earlier rescue, Marat arranged for a safe-pass t…”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1822year
Parisattested“In 1822 the future engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, then aged sixteen, studied for some months with Breguet in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
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1762year
Parismentioned“Tattet had a showroom in Paris; the family tried for some time to entice the young Breguet into the trade, to no avail, but he eventually took to it with great interest and in 1762, aged 15, he was sent to be apprenticed to an unknown Ve…”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1784year
Switzerlandmentioned“He met Abraham-Louis Perrelet in Switzerland and became a Master Clockmaker in 1784.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1792year
Englandmentioned“1792 the Duke of Orléans went to England and met John Arnold, Europe's leading watch and clockmaker.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1795year
Parismentioned“In 1795 Breguet returned to Paris with many ideas for innovations in watch and clock making.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1801year
Parismentioned“He returned to Paris overflowing with the ideas that produced the Breguet balance-spring, his first carriage clock (sold to House of Bonaparte), the sympathique clock and its dependent watch, the tact watch, and finally the tourbillon, p…”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1816 to 1819period
French Academymentioned“He entered the French Academy of Sciences in 1816 as a full member, and received the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour from the hands of Louis XVIII in 1819.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
1821year
Parramattamentioned“Brisbane brought the clock to Australia in 1821 and it was installed in Australia's first astronomical observatory at Parramatta.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
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Australiamentioned“Brisbane brought the clock to Australia in 1821 and it was installed in Australia's first astronomical observatory at Parramatta.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham-Louis Breguet
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