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Benedict Anderson

1936 to 2015 4 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Benedict Anderson across 4 places, from 1936 to 1965. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was an Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Benedict Anderson was documented, and when

26 August 1936exact date
Kunmingattested “Anderson was born on August 26, 1936, in Kunming, China, to an Irish and Anglo-Irish father and English mother.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson
1941 to 1945period
Irelandattested “Anderson's family moved to California in 1941 to avoid the Japanese invasion during the Second Sino-Japanese War and then to Ireland in 1945.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson
1941 to 1945period
Californiaattested “Anderson's family moved to California in 1941 to avoid the Japanese invasion during the Second Sino-Japanese War and then to Ireland in 1945.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson
1965 to 1998period
Indonesiaattested “In 1998, Anderson's return trip to Indonesia was sponsored by the Indonesian publication Tempo, and he gave a public speech in which he criticized the Indonesia opposition for "its timidity and historical amnesia—especially with regard t…” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson

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Places Benedict Anderson is documented in

California1 presence · 1941Indonesia1 presence · 1965Ireland1 presence · 1941
Kunming1 presence · 1936

Other places tied to Benedict Anderson in the record

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1957year
Cambridgementioned “Anderson earned a classics degree from Cambridge in 1957 before attending Cornell University, where he concentrated on Indonesia as a research interest and received his Ph.D.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson
1972 to 1998period
Indonesiamentioned “As a result of his actions, Anderson was in 1972 expelled from Indonesia and banned from reentering, a restriction that lasted until 1998 when Suharto resigned to be replaced by B.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson
13 December 2015exact date
Batu (city)mentioned “Anderson passed away in Batu, a hill town near Malang, Indonesia, in his sleep on December 13, 2015.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson
13 December 2015exact date
Malangmentioned “Anderson passed away in Batu, a hill town near Malang, Indonesia, in his sleep on December 13, 2015.” source: Wikipedia: Benedict Anderson

Documented at the same place, the same year

Bob HopeCalifornia · 1941

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Sources

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