Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for Erasmus Darwin across 10 places, from 1731 to 1802.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Erasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 1731 to 18 April 1802) was an English physician.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Erasmus Darwin was documented, and when
1731year
Elstonattested“Darwin was born in 1731 at Elston Hall, Nottinghamshire, near Newark-on-Trent, England, the youngest of seven children of Robert Darwin of Elston (1682–1754), a lawyer and physician, and his wife Elizabeth Hill (1702–97).”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
1731year
Newark-on-Trentattested“Darwin was born in 1731 at Elston Hall, Nottinghamshire, near Newark-on-Trent, England, the youngest of seven children of Robert Darwin of Elston (1682–1754), a lawyer and physician, and his wife Elizabeth Hill (1702–97).”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
Lichfieldattested“Darwin settled in 1756 as a physician at Nottingham, but met with little success and so moved the following year to Lichfield to try to establish a practice there.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
1756year
Nottinghamattested“Darwin settled in 1756 as a physician at Nottingham, but met with little success and so moved the following year to Lichfield to try to establish a practice there.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
1782year
Derbyattested“* Samuel Galton, 1782, a Quaker gunmaker with a taste for science, took Darwin's place after Darwin moved to Derby.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
1792year
American Philosophical Societyattested“In 1792, Darwin was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.”source: Wikidata: Q234050 · 2 sources agree
18 April 1802exact date
Breadsall Priorydocumented“Darwin died suddenly on 18 April 1802, weeks after having moved to Breadsall Priory, just north of Derby.”source: Wikidata: Q234050 · 2 sources agree
18 April 1802exact date
Breadsallattested“Darwin died suddenly on 18 April 1802, weeks after having moved to Breadsall Priory, just north of Derby.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
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1761year
Royal Societymentioned“In 1761, he was elected to the Royal Society.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
1765year
Birminghammentioned“Before 1765: * Matthew Boulton, originally a buckle maker in Birmingham * John Whitehurst of Derby, maker of clocks and scientific instruments, pioneer of geology After 1765: * Josiah Wedgwood, potter 1765 * Dr.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
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College of William and Marymentioned“William Small, 1765, man of science, formerly Professor of Natural Philosophy at the College of William and Mary, where Thomas Jefferson was an appreciative pupil * Richard Lovell Edgeworth, 1766, inventor * James Watt, 1767, improver of…”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
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Philadelphiamentioned“In 1792, Darwin was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
1799year
Clifton, Bristolmentioned“A Pneumatic Institution was established at Clifton in 1799 for clinically testing these ideas.”source: Wikipedia: Erasmus Darwin
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