Amartya Sen

born 1933 11 documented presences 11 places

Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Amartya Sen across 11 places, from 1933 to 1991. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Amartya Kumar Sen (born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA

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Where Amartya Sen was documented, and when

3 November 1933exact date

Santiniketanattested “Amartya Sen was born on 3 November 1933 in a Bengali family in Santiniketan, Bengal, British India.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1945year

West Bengalattested “Sen moved with his family to West Bengal in 1945.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1953 to 1955period

Trinity College, Cambridgeattested “With radiation treatment, he survived, and in 1953 he moved to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a second BA in economics in 1955 with a first class, topping the list as well.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1955year

Calcuttaattested “While Sen was officially a PhD student at Cambridge (though he had finished his research in 1955–56), he was offered the position of First-Professor and First-Head of the Economics Department of the newly created Jadavpur University in C…” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1955year

Cambridge, Massachusettsattested “While Sen was officially a PhD student at Cambridge (though he had finished his research in 1955–56), he was offered the position of First-Professor and First-Head of the Economics Department of the newly created Jadavpur University in C…” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1960 to 1961period

Massachusettsattested “Between 1960 and 1961, Sen was a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, where he got to know Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow, Franco Modigliani, and Norbert Wiener.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1960 to 1961period

United Statesattested “Between 1960 and 1961, Sen was a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, where he got to know Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow, Franco Modigliani, and Norbert Wiener.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1963 to 1971period

Delhiattested “He taught as Professor of Economics between 1963 and 1971 at the Delhi School of Economics (where he completed his magnum opus, Collective Choice and Social Welfare, in 1969).” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1964 to 1984period

University of California, Berkeleyattested “He was also a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley (1964–1965) and Cornell University (1978–1984).” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1977 to 1988period

University of Oxfordattested “From 1977 to 1988, he taught at the University of Oxford, where he was first a professor of economics and fellow of Nuffield College, and then from 1980 the Drummond Professor of Political Economy and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1991year

Harvard Universityattested “In 1991, Sen married Emma Georgina Rothschild, who serves as the Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History at Harvard University.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

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Places Amartya Sen is documented in

Calcutta1 presence · 1955 Cambridge, Massachusetts1 presence · 1955 Delhi1 presence · 1963 Harvard University1 presence · 1991 Massachusetts1 presence · 1960 Trinity College, Cambridge1 presence · 1953 United States1 presence · 1960 University of California, Berkeley1 presence · 1964 University of Oxford1 presence · 1977

Santiniketan1 presence · 1933

West Bengal1 presence · 1945

Other places tied to Amartya Sen in the record

In each of these, a source puts Amartya Sen and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Amartya Sen 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.

1940year

Dhakamentioned “Sen began his school education at St Gregory's School in Dhaka in 1940.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1940year

St Gregory's School (Dhaka)mentioned “Sen began his school education at St Gregory's School in Dhaka in 1940.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1941year

Patha Bhavanamentioned “In the fall of 1941, he was admitted to Patha Bhavana, Santiniketan, where he completed his school education.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1951year

Presidency College, Calcuttamentioned “In 1951, he went to Presidency College, Calcutta, where he earned a BA in economics with First in the First Class, with a minor in mathematics, as a graduating student of the University of Calcutta.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1960year

Trinity College, Cambridgementioned “During 1960–61, Amartya Sen visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on leave from Trinity College.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

1971year

Londonmentioned “Their marriage broke up shortly after they moved to London in 1971.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

2001year

Trinity College, Cambridgementioned “A 2001 portrait of Sen by Annabel Cullen is in Trinity College's collection.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

2003year

National Portrait Gallery, Londonmentioned “A 2003 portrait of Sen hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

January 2004month

Harvard Universitymentioned “In January 2004, Sen returned to Harvard.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

August 2019month

Kashmirmentioned “In August 2019, during the clampdown and curfew in Kashmir for more than two weeks after the Indian revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Sen criticised the government and said "As an Indian, I am not proud of the fact that I…” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

2025year

Biharmentioned “In 2025, Sen raised concerns about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, warning that it could disenfranchise poor and marginalized people if documentation requirements are too strict.” source: Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

Documented at the same place, the same year

Alexandra David-NéelWest Bengal · 1945 John F. Kennedy Jr.Massachusetts · 1960 Norman BorlaugDelhi · 1963 Andrew WilesTrinity College, Cambridge · 1953 Margaret BurbidgeTrinity College, Cambridge · 1953 Nicolaas BloembergenUniversity of California, Berkeley · 1964 John HarsanyiUniversity of California, Berkeley · 1964 John RawlsHarvard · 1991 John BardeenHarvard · 1991 Spike LeeHarvard · 1991 Vincent PriceUnited States · 1960 Nobusuke KishiUnited States · 1960

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Sources

Wikipedia: Amartya Sen

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