Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for André Breton across 5 places, from 1935 to 1966.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
André Robert Breton (19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, known as a principal theorist and co-founder of surrealism.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place André Breton is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where André Breton was documented, and when
1935year
Parisattested“After the publication of this pamphlet against Breton, the Manifesto had a second edition, where Breton added in a note: "While I say that this act is the simplest, it is clear that my intention is not to recommend it to all merely by vi…”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1935year
USSRattested“After the publication of this pamphlet against Breton, the Manifesto had a second edition, where Breton added in a note: "While I say that this act is the simplest, it is clear that my intention is not to recommend it to all merely by vi…”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1938year
Mexicoattested“In 1938, Breton accepted a cultural commission from the French government to travel to Mexico.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1945 to 1946period
Haitiattested“During his visit to Haiti in 1945–1946, he sought to connect surrealist politics and automatist practices with the legacies of the Haitian Revolution and the ritual practices of Vodou possession.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1946 to 1961period
Parisattested“Breton returned to Paris in 1946, where he opposed French colonialism (for example as a signatory of the Manifesto of the 121 against the Algerian War) and continued, until his death, to foster a second group of surrealists in the form o…”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1966year
Parisattested“André Breton died at the age of 70 in 1966, and was buried in the Cimetière des Batignolles in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1966year
Cimetière des Batignollesattested“André Breton died at the age of 70 in 1966, and was buried in the Cimetière des Batignolles in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
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In each of these, a source puts André Breton and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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1 January 1922exact date
Parismentioned“The couple relocated to rue Fontaine 42 in Paris on 1 January 1922.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1941year
United Statesmentioned“The Vichy government banned his writings as "the very negation of the national revolution" and Breton escaped, with the help of the American Varian Fry and Hiram "Harry" Bingham IV, to the United States and the Caribbean during 1941.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1942year
Yale Universitymentioned“In 1942, Breton organized a groundbreaking surrealist exhibition at Yale University.”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1944year
Gaspé Peninsulamentioned“In 1944, he and Elisa traveled to the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, where he wrote Arcane 17, a book which expresses his fears of World War II, describes the marvels of the Percé Rock and the extreme northeastern part of North America, and…”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
1944year
Quebecmentioned“In 1944, he and Elisa traveled to the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, where he wrote Arcane 17, a book which expresses his fears of World War II, describes the marvels of the Percé Rock and the extreme northeastern part of North America, and…”source: Wikipedia: André Breton
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
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