Alan Turing
1912 to 1954
12 documented presences
12 places
Quo Fuit places 12 dated presences for Alan Turing across 12 places, from 1912 to 1954. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Alan Turing was documented, and when
23 June 1912exact date
Maida Valeattested
“However, both Julius and Ethel wanted their children to be brought up in Britain, so they moved to Maida Vale, London, where Alan Turing was born on 23 June 1912, as recorded by a blue plaque on the outside of the house of his birth, lat…”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1926year
Sherborneattested
“The first day of term coincided with the 1926 General Strike, in Britain, but Turing was so determined to attend that he rode his bicycle unaccompanied from Southampton to Sherborne, stopping overnight at an inn.”
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1926year
Southamptonattested
“The first day of term coincided with the 1926 General Strike, in Britain, but Turing was so determined to attend that he rode his bicycle unaccompanied from Southampton to Sherborne, stopping overnight at an inn.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1927year
Guildfordattested
“Very early in life, Turing's parents purchased a house in Guildford in 1927, and Turing lived there during school holidays.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
February 1931month
King's College, Cambridgeattested
“There, Turing studied the undergraduate course in Schedule B from February 1931 to November 1934 at King's College, Cambridge, where he was awarded first-class honours in mathematics.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
September 1936month
Princeton Universityattested
“From September 1936 to July 1938, Turing spent most of his time studying under Church at Princeton University, in the second year as a Jane Eliza Procter Visiting Fellow.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
June 1938month
Princeton University Department of Mathematicsattested
“In June 1938, he obtained his PhD from the Department of Mathematics at Princeton; his dissertation, Systems of Logic Based on Ordinals, introduced the concept of ordinal logic and the notion of relative computing, in which Turing machin…”
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June 1938month
Princetonattested
“In June 1938, he obtained his PhD from the Department of Mathematics at Princeton; his dissertation, Systems of Logic Based on Ordinals, introduced the concept of ordinal logic and the notion of relative computing, in which Turing machin…”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1945 to 1947period
National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)attested
“Between 1945 and 1947, Turing lived in Hampton, London, while he worked on the design of the ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).”
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1945 to 1947period
Hampton, Londonattested
“Between 1945 and 1947, Turing lived in Hampton, London, while he worked on the design of the ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1952year
United Statesattested
“Turing was denied entry into the United States after his conviction in 1952, but was free to visit other European countries.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
May 1954month
Lytham St Annesattested
“In mid-May 1954, shortly before his death, Turing again decided to consult a fortune-teller during a day-trip to St Annes-on-Sea with the Greenbaum family.”
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Places Alan Turing is documented in
Princeton1 presence · 1938Princeton University1 presence · 1936Southampton1 presence · 1926United States1 presence · 1952
Guildford1 presence · 1927
Hampton, London1 presence · 1945
King's College, Cambridge1 presence · 1931
Lytham St Annes1 presence · 1954
Maida Vale1 presence · 1912
National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)1 presence · 1945
Princeton University Department of Mathematics1 presence · 1938
Sherborne1 presence · 1926
Other places tied to Alan Turing in the record
In each of these, a source puts Alan Turing and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Alan Turing was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
January 1922month
Sussexmentioned
“Between January 1922 and 1926, Turing was educated at Hazelhurst Preparatory School, an independent school in the village of Frant in Sussex (now East Sussex).”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1926year
Sherborne Schoolmentioned
“In 1926, at the age of 13, he went on to Sherborne School, an independent boarding school in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset, where he boarded at Westcott House.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1926year
Dorsetmentioned
“In 1926, at the age of 13, he went on to Sherborne School, an independent boarding school in the market town of Sherborne in Dorset, where he boarded at Westcott House.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
September 1938month
Bletchleymentioned
“The historian and wartime codebreaker Asa Briggs has said, "You needed exceptional talent, you needed genius at Bletchley and Turing's was that genius." From September 1938, Turing worked part-time with the Government Code and Cypher Sch…”
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1939year
Cambridgementioned
“When Turing returned to Cambridge, he attended lectures given in 1939 by Ludwig Wittgenstein about the foundations of mathematics.”
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July 1939month
Warsawmentioned
“Soon after the July 1939 meeting near Warsaw at which the Polish Cipher Bureau gave the British and French details of the wiring of Enigma machine's rotors and their method of decrypting Enigma machine's messages, Turing and Knox develop…”
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4 September 1939exact date
Bletchley Parkmentioned
“On 4 September 1939, the day after the UK declared war on Germany, Turing reported to Bletchley Park, the wartime station of GC&CS.”
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4 September 1939exact date
Bletchleymentioned
“On 4 September 1939, the day after the UK declared war on Germany, Turing reported to Bletchley Park, the wartime station of GC&CS.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
November 1942month
United Statesmentioned
“Turing travelled to the United States in November 1942 and worked with US Navy cryptanalysts on the naval Enigma and bombe construction in Washington.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
March 1943month
Bletchley Parkmentioned
“He returned to Bletchley Park in March 1943.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
March 1943month
1947year
Cambridgementioned
“In late 1947 he returned to Cambridge for a sabbatical year during which he produced a seminal work on Intelligent Machinery that was not published in his lifetime.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1947year
1948year
School of Mathematics, University of Manchestermentioned
“In 1948, Turing was appointed reader in the Mathematics Department at the University of Manchester.”
source: Wikipedia: Alan Turing
1951year
1952year
12 June 1954exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Patrick WhiteMaida Vale · 1912Friedrich HayekKing's College, Cambridge · 1931Klaus MannPrinceton University · 1936Eugene WignerPrinceton University Department of Mathematics · 1938Paul ErdősPrinceton University Department of Mathematics · 1938Winston ChurchillWashington · 1952Thomas MannWashington · 1952Theodor W. AdornoWashington · 1952Arthur ComptonWashington · 1952Luciano BerioWashington · 1952César PelliWashington · 1952Toots ThielemansWashington · 1952
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