Albert Einstein
1879 to 1955
54 documented presences
46 places
Quo Fuit places 54 dated presences for Albert Einstein across 46 places, from 1879 to 1955. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 to 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the known theory of relativity.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Albert Einstein was documented, and when
14 March 1879exact date
14 March 1879exact date
Kingdom of Württembergattested
“Einstein was born in Ulm as a subject to the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire on 14 March 1879.”
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14 March 1879exact date
German Empireattested
“Einstein was born in Ulm as a subject to the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire on 14 March 1879.”
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1880year
Munichattested
“In 1880, the family moved to Munich's borough of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, where Einstein's father and his uncle Jakob founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J.”
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1888 to 1894period
1896 to 1900period
3 October 1896exact date
1900year
ETH Zurichattested
“Einstein graduated from the federal polytechnic school in 1900, duly certified as competent to teach mathematics and physics.”
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1901 to 1902period
1902 to 1909period
Berndocumented
“In 1902, Einstein and some friends whom he had met in Bern formed a group that held regular meetings to discuss science and philosophy.”
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1902 to 1909period
1903 to 1905period
May 1904month
Bernattested
“In May 1904, their son Hans Albert was born in Bern, Switzerland.”
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30 April 1905exact date
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24 July 1913exact date
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19 May 1920exact date
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5 May 1921exact date
29 September 1921exact date
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6 April 1922exact date
2 December 1922exact date
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Places Albert Einstein is documented in
ETH Zurich3 presences · 1896 to 1912Princeton3 presences · 1918 to 1955Berlin2 presences · 1913 to 1914Bern2 presences · 1902 to 1904University of Zurich2 presences · 1905 to 1909Zurich2 presences · 1909 to 1912American Academy of Arts and Sciences1 presence · 1924American Philosophical Society1 presence · 1930Brazil1 presence · 1925German Empire1 presence · 1879Germany1 presence · 1933Munich1 presence · 1880
Other places tied to Albert Einstein in the record
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1894year
Munichmentioned
“In 1894, Hermann and Jakob's company tendered for a contract to install electric lighting in Munich, but without success—they lacked the capital that would have been required to update their technology from direct current to the more eff…”
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December 1894month
Paviamentioned
“At the end of December 1894, a letter from a doctor persuaded the Luitpold's authorities to release him from its care, and he joined his family in Pavia.”
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1895year
Zurichmentioned
“Kant became his favorite philosopher; according to Talmud, "At the time he was still a child, only thirteen years old, yet Kant's works, incomprehensible to ordinary mortals, seemed to be clear to him." In 1895, at the age of sixteen, Ei…”
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1896year
Old Cantonal School Aaraumentioned
“On the advice of the polytechnic's principal, he completed his secondary education at the Argovian cantonal school (a gymnasium) in Aarau, Switzerland, graduating in 1896.”
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1896year
Aaraumentioned
“On the advice of the polytechnic's principal, he completed his secondary education at the Argovian cantonal school (a gymnasium) in Aarau, Switzerland, graduating in 1896.”
source: Wikipedia: Albert Einstein
1902year
Novi Sadmentioned
“She was born in early 1902 while Marić was visiting her parents in Novi Sad.”
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1909year
Bernmentioned
“In 1909, a lecture on relativistic electrodynamics that he gave at the University of Zurich, much admired by Alfred Kleiner, led to Zurich's luring him away from Bern with a newly created associate professorship.”
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July 1910month
Zurichmentioned
“Their son Eduard was born in Zurich in July 1910.”
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April 1911month
German Charles-Ferdinand Universitymentioned
“Promotion to a full professorship followed in April 1911, when he took up a chair at the German Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, a move which required him to become an Austrian citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was not…”
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1913year
Zurichmentioned
“In the spring of 1913, two German visitors, Max Planck and Walther Nernst, called upon Einstein in Zurich in the hope of persuading him to relocate to Berlin.”
source: Wikipedia: Albert Einstein
April 1914month
Zurichmentioned
“When Marić learned of his infidelity soon after moving to Berlin with him in April 1914, she returned to Zurich, taking Hans Albert and Eduard with her.”
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2 April 1921exact date
Americamentioned
“Einstein began his new life as an intellectual icon in America, where he arrived on 2 April 1921.”
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1923year
Spainmentioned
“A two-week visit to Spain that he undertook in 1923 saw him collecting another award, a membership of the Spanish Academy of Sciences signified by a diploma handed to him by King Alfonso XIII.”
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1925year
Indiamentioned
“Sundaram was Gandhi's disciple and special envoy, whom Wilfrid Israel met while visiting India and visiting the Indian leader's home in 1925.”
source: Wikipedia: Albert Einstein
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Mileva MarićEinsteinhaus · 1903Richard E. ByrdAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences · 1924Marie CurieGerman Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · 1932Franz MarcMunich · 1880Carl von LindeLuitpold-Gymnasium · 1888Carl JungETH Zurich · 1900Hans Albert EinsteinBern · 1904Felix BlochUniversity of Zurich · 1905Walther NernstZurich · 1909Max von LaueZurich · 1912Bronislava NijinskaVienna · 1921Erwin PanofskyPrinceton · 1935
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