Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Eero Saarinen across 9 places, from 1910 to 1961.
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Eero Saarinen (August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Eero Saarinen was documented, and when
20 August 1910exact date
Hvitträskattested“Eero Saarinen was born in Hvitträsk, Finland (then an autonomous state in the Russian Empire), on August 20, 1910, to Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen and his second wife, Louise, on his father's 37th birthday.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
20 August 1910exact date
Russian Empireattested“Eero Saarinen was born in Hvitträsk, Finland (then an autonomous state in the Russian Empire), on August 20, 1910, to Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen and his second wife, Louise, on his father's 37th birthday.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
September 1929month
Académie de la Grande Chaumièreattested“Saarinen began studies in sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, France, in September 1929.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
September 1929month
Parisattested“Saarinen began studies in sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, France, in September 1929.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1934year
Yale School of Architectureattested“He then went on to study at the Yale School of Architecture, completing his studies in 1934.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1934year
Yaleattested“He then went on to study at the Yale School of Architecture, completing his studies in 1934.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1950 to 1961period
Bloomfield Hills, Michiganattested“His father's firm, Saarinen, Swanson and Associates, was headed by Eliel Saarinen and Robert Swanson from the late 1930s until Eliel's death in 1950 and headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, until 1961 when the practice was moved…”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1950 to 1961period
Hamden, Connecticutattested“His father's firm, Saarinen, Swanson and Associates, was headed by Eliel Saarinen and Robert Swanson from the late 1930s until Eliel's death in 1950 and headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, until 1961 when the practice was moved…”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1 September 1961exact date
Ann Arbor, Michiganattested“Saarinen died on September 1, 1961, at the age of 51 while undergoing an operation in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a brain tumor.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
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1923year
United Statesmentioned“They migrated to the United States in 1923, when Eero was thirteen.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1936year
Helsinkimentioned“He subsequently toured Europe and North Africa for two years, as well as working for a time in Helsinki in the office of architect Jarl Eklund, where he supervised the remodeling of the Swedish Theatre (1936).”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1940year
Winnetka, Illinoismentioned“One of Saarinen's earliest works to receive international acclaim is the Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois (1940).”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1940year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1940, he received two first prizes together with Charles Eames in the furniture design competition of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1948year
Jefferson National Monumentmentioned“In 1948, he won the first prize in the Jefferson National Monument competition.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1960year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1960, Saarinen was hired to design the CBS Building in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1960year
Londonmentioned“He also designed the former Embassy of the United States in London, which opened in 1960, and the former Embassy of the United States in Oslo.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
1960year
Oslomentioned“He also designed the former Embassy of the United States in London, which opened in 1960, and the former Embassy of the United States in Oslo.”source: Wikipedia: Eero Saarinen
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