Alexander Graham Bell
1847 to 1922
10 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for Alexander Graham Bell across 9 places, from 1847 to 1922. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Alexander Graham Bell (born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Alexander Graham Bell was documented, and when
3 March 1847exact date
Edinburghattested
“Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847, to Alexander Melville Bell, a phonetician, and Eliza Grace Bell ().”
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1865year
Londonattested
“If I had been able to read German in those days, I might never have commenced my experiments!" In 1865, when the Bell family moved to London, Bell returned to Weston House as an assistant master and, in his spare hours, continued experim…”
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1865year
Weston Houseattested
“If I had been able to read German in those days, I might never have commenced my experiments!" In 1865, when the Bell family moved to London, Bell returned to Weston House as an assistant master and, in his spare hours, continued experim…”
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1868 to 1870period
University College Londonattested
“In 1868, Bell completed his matriculation exams and was accepted for admission to University College London, though he did not complete his studies, as his family emigrated to Canada in 1870 following the deaths of his brothers Edward an…”
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1868 to 1870period
Canadaattested
“In 1868, Bell completed his matriculation exams and was accepted for admission to University College London, though he did not complete his studies, as his family emigrated to Canada in 1870 following the deaths of his brothers Edward an…”
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1871year
Montrealattested
“Once the family was settled, Bell and his father made plans to establish a teaching practice and in 1871, he accompanied his father to Montreal, where Melville was offered a position to teach his System of Visible Speech.”
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1872year
Bostonattested
“In 1872, Bell became professor of Vocal Physiology and Elocution at the Boston University School of Oratory.”
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1872year
Boston Universityattested
“In 1872, Bell became professor of Vocal Physiology and Elocution at the Boston University School of Oratory.”
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1874year
Canadaattested
“By 1874, Bell's initial work on the harmonic telegraph had entered a formative stage, with progress made both at his new Boston "laboratory" (a rented facility) and at his family home in Canada a big success.”
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2 August 1922exact date
Cape Breton Islandattested
“Bell died of complications arising from diabetes on August 2, 1922, at his private estate in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, at age 75.”
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Places Alexander Graham Bell is documented in
Canada2 presences · 1868 to 1874Boston1 presence · 1872Boston University1 presence · 1872Edinburgh1 presence · 1847London1 presence · 1865Montreal1 presence · 1871University College London1 presence · 1868
Cape Breton Island1 presence · 1922
Weston House1 presence · 1865
Other places tied to Alexander Graham Bell in the record
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1834 to 1887period
Italymentioned
“During a deposition filed for the 1887 trial, Italian inventor Antonio Meucci also claimed to have created the first working model of a telephone in Italy in 1834.”
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1860year
Edinburghmentioned
“His father published a variety of works on the subject, several of which are still well known, especially The Standard Elocutionist (1860), which appeared in Edinburgh in 1868.”
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1870year
Parismentioned
“In 1870, 23-year-old Bell travelled with his parents and his brother's widow, Caroline Margaret Ottaway, to Paris, Ontario, to stay with Thomas Henderson, a Baptist minister and family friend.”
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April 1871month
Bostonmentioned
“Travelling to Boston in April 1871, Bell proved successful in training the school's instructors.”
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1873year
Bostonmentioned
“Returning to Boston in autumn 1873, Bell made a far-reaching decision to concentrate on his experiments in sound.”
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1876year
Philadelphiamentioned
“A short time later, his demonstration of an early telephone prototype at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia brought the telephone to international attention.”
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10 March 1876exact date
Bostonmentioned
“On March 10, 1876, Bell used "the instrument" in Boston to call Thomas Watson who was in another room but out of earshot.”
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3 August 1876exact date
Brantfordmentioned
“On August 3, 1876, from the telegraph office in Brantford, Bell sent a telegram to the village of Mount Pleasant away, indicating that he was ready.”
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11 July 1877exact date
Cambridge, Massachusettsmentioned
“On July 11, 1877, a few days after the Bell Telephone Company was established, Bell married Mabel Hubbard (1857–1923) at the Hubbard estate in Cambridge, Massachusetts.”
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11 July 1877exact date
Cambridgementioned
“On July 11, 1877, a few days after the Bell Telephone Company was established, Bell married Mabel Hubbard (1857–1923) at the Hubbard estate in Cambridge, Massachusetts.”
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14 January 1878exact date
Osborne Housementioned
“On January 14, 1878, at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, Bell demonstrated the device to Queen Victoria, placing calls to Cowes, Southampton, and London.”
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14 January 1878exact date
Cowesmentioned
“On January 14, 1878, at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, Bell demonstrated the device to Queen Victoria, placing calls to Cowes, Southampton, and London.”
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1880year
Brusselsmentioned
“The establishment of the International Bell Telephone Company in Brussels, Belgium, in 1880, as well as a series of agreements in other countries eventually consolidated a global telephone operation.”
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1880 to 1882period
Cambridge, Massachusettsmentioned
“The Bell family home was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, until 1880 when Bell's father-in-law bought a house in Washington, D.C.; in 1882 he bought a home in the same city for Bell's family, so they could be with him while he attended to th…”
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1880 to 1882period
1880 to 1882period
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1882year
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Charles Sanders PeirceBoston · 1872Anna LeonowensUniversity College London · 1868Catherine EddowesUniversity College London · 1868George VLondon · 1865Henry JamesLondon · 1865James Barry (surgeon)London · 1865
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