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Ferdinand von Richthofen

1833 to 1905 6 documented presences 6 places

Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Ferdinand von Richthofen across 6 places, from 1875 to 1905. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (5 May 1833 to 6 October 1905), better known in English as was a German traveller, geographer, and scientist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Ferdinand von Richthofen was documented, and when

1875 to 1879period
University of Bonnattested “In 1875, he was appointed professor of geology at the University of Bonn, but being fully occupied with his work in China he did not take up professorial duties until 1879.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1875 to 1879period
Qing Dynastyattested “In 1875, he was appointed professor of geology at the University of Bonn, but being fully occupied with his work in China he did not take up professorial duties until 1879.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1883year
University of Leipzigattested “In 1883, he became professor of geography at the University of Leipzig, and professor of geography at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin in 1886.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1883year
Humboldt University of Berlinattested “In 1883, he became professor of geography at the University of Leipzig, and professor of geography at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin in 1886.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1905year
Berlinattested “He died in 1905 in Berlin and was entombed in the family mausoleum at the Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1905year
Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemeteryattested “He died in 1905 in Berlin and was entombed in the family mausoleum at the Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen

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Places Ferdinand von Richthofen is documented in

Berlin1 presence · 1905Humboldt University of Berlin1 presence · 1883University of Bonn1 presence · 1875University of Leipzig1 presence · 1883
Qing Dynasty1 presence · 1875
Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery1 presence · 1905

Other places tied to Ferdinand von Richthofen in the record

In each of these, a source puts Ferdinand von Richthofen and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Ferdinand von Richthofen was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.

1860 to 1862period
Ceylonmentioned “In 1860, he joined the Eulenburg Expedition, a Prussian expedition which visited Ceylon, Japan, Taiwan, Celebes, Java, the Philippines, Siam, Burma between 1860 and 1862.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1862 to 1868period
United Statesmentioned “From 1862 to 1868, he worked as a geologist in the United States, discovering goldfields in California.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1862 to 1868period
Californiamentioned “From 1862 to 1868, he worked as a geologist in the United States, discovering goldfields in California.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen
1877year
Berlinmentioned “This work appeared at Berlin in 1877-85 under the title of China: Ergebnisse eigener Reisen und darauf gegründeter Studien.” source: Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen

Documented at the same place, the same year

Alexander SilotiUniversity of Leipzig · 1883Alois AlzheimerHumboldt University Berlin · 1883Walther NernstHumboldt University Berlin · 1883Constantin CarathéodoryHumboldt University Berlin · 1883Rosa LuxemburgGermany · 1905Edmund HusserlGermany · 1905Kurt LewinGermany · 1905Jean ArpGermany · 1905Giorgio de ChiricoGermany · 1905José Ortega y GassetGermany · 1905Theodor HeussGermany · 1905Sonia DelaunayGermany · 1905

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