Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Élisée Reclus across 8 places, from 1830 to 1904.
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Jacques Élisée Reclus (15 March 1830 to 4 July 1905) was a French geographer, writer, and anarchist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Élisée Reclus was documented, and when
15 March 1830exact date
Sainte-Foy-la-Grandeattested“Reclus was born at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde) on March 15, 1830.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1851year
Humboldt University of Berlinattested“Reclus moved to Berlin in 1851 and completed his studies at the University of Berlin, where he followed a long course of geography under Carl Ritter and also studied political economy and the history of diseases.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1851year
Berlinattested“Reclus moved to Berlin in 1851 and completed his studies at the University of Berlin, where he followed a long course of geography under Carl Ritter and also studied political economy and the history of diseases.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
December 1851month
Great Britainattested“Withdrawing from France due to the political events of December 1851, he spent the next six years (1852–1857) traveling and working in Great Britain, the United States, Central America, and Colombia.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
December 1851month
Franceattested“Withdrawing from France due to the political events of December 1851, he spent the next six years (1852–1857) traveling and working in Great Britain, the United States, Central America, and Colombia.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
12 June 1860exact date
Parisattested“Élisée and Clarisse's first daughter, Marguerite (called Magali), was born on June 12, 1860 at 10 rue Bénard in Paris' 17th arrondissement.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1894year
Belgiumattested“In 1894, Reclus was appointed chair of comparative geography at the Free University of Brussels, and moved with his family to Belgium.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
February 1904month
Ixellesattested“Reclus was buried at a cemetery in Ixelles with his brother Élie, who had died in February 1904.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
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1849year
Montaubanmentioned“In 1849, without authorisation to take leave from the school, Élisée, Élie and Edouard journeyed on foot from Montauban to the Mediterranean Sea; shortly after this episode, the Reclus brothers were expelled from the school, in part beca…”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1849year
Mediterranean Seamentioned“In 1849, without authorisation to take leave from the school, Élisée, Élie and Edouard journeyed on foot from Montauban to the Mediterranean Sea; shortly after this episode, the Reclus brothers were expelled from the school, in part beca…”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1853year
Louisianamentioned“Arriving in Louisiana in 1853, Reclus worked for about two and a half years as a tutor to the children of cousin Septime and Félicité Fortier at their plantation Félicité, located about upriver from New Orleans.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1853year
New Orleansmentioned“Arriving in Louisiana in 1853, Reclus worked for about two and a half years as a tutor to the children of cousin Septime and Félicité Fortier at their plantation Félicité, located about upriver from New Orleans.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1855year
Mississippi River Deltamentioned“He recounted his passage through the Mississippi River Delta and impressions of antebellum New Orleans and the state in Fragment d'un voyage à la Nouvelle-Orléans, published in 1855.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
13 December 1858exact date
Sainte-Foy-la-Grandementioned“Without first being engaged and against the advice of his parents, Reclus married Marguerite Claire, known as Clarisse Brian (1832-1869) in a ceremony at Sainte-Foy-La-Grande on December 13, 1858.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1863year
Parismentioned“Their second daughter, Jeanne (called Jeannie) was born on the 1st of March, 1863 at 7 rue de la Plaine in Paris' 17th arrondissement.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
January 1872month
Francementioned“Because of intervention by supporters from England, the sentence was commuted in January 1872 to perpetual banishment from France.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
January 1872month
Englandmentioned“Because of intervention by supporters from England, the sentence was commuted in January 1872 to perpetual banishment from France.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
1877 to 1878period
Genevamentioned“According to Kirkpatrick Sale: In 1877-1878, he launched and ran Le Travailleur in Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Élisée Reclus
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