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Albert Anker

died 1910 4 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Albert Anker across 4 places, from 1836 to 1855. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Albert Anker (1 April 1831 – 16 July 1910) was a Swiss painter and illustrator who has been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss rural life.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Albert Anker was documented, and when

1836year
Neuchâtelattested “In 1836 his father became veterinarian in Neuchâtel, and the Anker family moved there.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker
1851year
University of Bernattested “Afterwards, he studied theology, beginning in 1851 at the University of Bern and continuing at the University of Halle, Germany.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker
1851year
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenbergattested “Afterwards, he studied theology, beginning in 1851 at the University of Bern and continuing at the University of Halle, Germany.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker
1855year
Parisattested “Anker moved to Paris, where he studied with Charles Gleyre and attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1855–60.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker

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Places Albert Anker is documented in

Paris1 presence · 1855University of Bern1 presence · 1851
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg1 presence · 1851
Neuchâtel1 presence · 1836

Other places tied to Albert Anker in the record

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1849year
Bernmentioned “In 1849 he enrolled into a Gymnasium in Bern, graduating with the Matura in 1851.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker
1854year
Germanymentioned “But in Germany he was inspired by the great art collections, and in 1854 he convinced his father to agree to an artistic career.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker
1866year
Parismentioned “In 1866, he was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Salon for Schlafendes Mädchen im Walde (1865) und Schreibunterricht (1865); in 1878 he was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker
1889 to 1900period
University of Bernmentioned “In 1889–93 and 1895–98 he was a member of the Swiss Federal Art Commission and in 1900 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.” source: Wikipedia: Albert Anker

Documented at the same place, the same year

Camille PissarroParis · 1855Emir AbdelkaderParis · 1855François RudeParis · 1855

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