Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Alfred Wegener across 3 places, from 1880 to 1919.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Alfred Lothar Wegener (1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Alfred Wegener was documented, and when
1 November 1880exact date
Berlinattested“Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin on 1 November 1880, the youngest of five children, to Richard Wegener and his wife Anna.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1908year
University of Marburgattested“After his return in 1908 and until World War I, Wegener was a lecturer in meteorology, applied astronomy and cosmic physics at the University of Marburg.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1919year
Hamburgattested“In 1919, Wegener replaced Köppen as head of the Meteorological Department at the German Maritime Observatory (Deutsche Seewarte) and moved to Hamburg with his wife and their two daughters.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
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1886year
Rheinsbergmentioned“In 1886 his family purchased a former manor house near Rheinsberg, which they used as a vacation home.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1899year
Berlinmentioned“Wegener attended school at the Köllnische Gymnasium on Wallstrasse in Berlin, completing his Abitur in 1899, graduating as the best in his class.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1899year
Köllnisches Gymnasiummentioned“Wegener attended school at the Köllnische Gymnasium on Wallstrasse in Berlin, completing his Abitur in 1899, graduating as the best in his class.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1905year
Beeskowmentioned“In 1905 Wegener became an assistant at the near Beeskow.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1912 to 1913period
Queen Louise Landmentioned“The new Danish Expedition to Queen Louise Land would involve only four men, take place in 1912–1913, and have Koch for leader.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
6 January 1912exact date
Senckenberg Museummentioned“On 6 January 1912, he presented his first proposal of continental drift in a lecture to the Geologische Vereinigung (Geological Association) at the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1920year
Hamburgmentioned“Their third daughter Hanna Charlotte ("Lotte", 1920–1989) was born in Hamburg.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
1924year
University of Grazmentioned“In 1924 Wegener was appointed to a professorship in meteorology and geophysics in Graz, a position that was both secure and free of administrative duties.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
November 1926month
New York Citymentioned“In November 1926 Wegener presented his continental drift theory at a symposium of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in New York City, again earning rejection from everyone but the chairman.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
October 1929month
Greenlandmentioned“In April–October 1929, Wegener embarked on his third expedition to Greenland, which laid the groundwork for the German Greenland Expedition which he was planning to lead in 1930–1931.”source: Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
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