Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Anton Chekhov across 2 places, from 1879 to 1897.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (–) was a Russian playwright and short story writer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Anton Chekhov is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Anton Chekhov was documented, and when
1879year
Taganrogattested“In 1879, Chekhov completed his schooling in Taganrog and moved in with his family in Moscow, having gained admission to the medical school at I.M.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
1879year
Moscowattested“In 1879, Chekhov completed his schooling in Taganrog and moved in with his family in Moscow, having gained admission to the medical school at I.M.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
March 1897month
Moscowattested“In March 1897, Chekhov suffered a major haemorrhage of the lungs while on a visit to Moscow.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
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1887 to 1888period
Ukrainementioned“In 1888, with a little string-pulling by Grigorovich, the short story collection At Dusk (V Sumerkakh) won Chekhov the coveted Pushkin Prize "for the best literary production distinguished by high artistic worth." In 1887, exhausted from…”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
1890year
Siberiamentioned“In 1890, Chekhov undertook an arduous journey by train, horse-drawn carriage, and river steamer across Siberia to the Russian Far East and the katorga (penal colony) on Sakhalin Island, north of Japan.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
1893year
Zvenigorodmentioned“The same ugly bodies and physical uncleanliness, the same toothless old age and disgusting death, as with market-women." In 1893/1894 he worked as a Zemstvo doctor in Zvenigorod, which has numerous sanatoriums and rest homes.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
1894year
Melikhovomentioned“In 1894, Chekhov began writing his play The Seagull in a lodge he had built in the orchard at Melikhovo.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
May 1903month
Moscowmentioned“In May 1903, Chekhov visited Moscow; the prominent lawyer Vasily Maklakov visited him almost every day.”source: Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
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