Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Flinders Petrie across 6 places, from 1853 to 1942.
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Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie ( –), commonly known as simply Sir Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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3 June 1853exact date
Charlton, Londonattested“Petrie was born on 3 June 1853 in Charlton, Kent, England, the son of William Petrie (1821–1908) and Anne (née Flinders) (1812–1892).”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1880year
University College Londonattested“Returning to England at the end of 1880, Petrie wrote a number of articles and then met Amelia Edwards, journalist and patron of the Egypt Exploration Fund (now the Egypt Exploration Society), who became his strong supporter and later ap…”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1880year
Englandattested“Returning to England at the end of 1880, Petrie wrote a number of articles and then met Amelia Edwards, journalist and patron of the Egypt Exploration Fund (now the Egypt Exploration Society), who became his strong supporter and later ap…”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1890year
Palestine (region)attested“In 1890, Petrie made the first of his many forays into Palestine, leading to much important archaeological work.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1904year
Sinai Peninsulaattested“In the winter of 1904-5, Petrie and his team (among which we find Currelly, Capitain Weill, Lieutenant Frost, Miss Eckenstein) were conducting a series of archaeological studies in the Sinai Peninsula centered around the site of Serabit…”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1933year
Jerusalemattested“In 1933, on retiring from his professorship, he moved permanently to Jerusalem, where he lived with Lady Petrie at the British School of Archaeology, then temporarily headquartered at the American School of Oriental Research (today the W.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
29 July 1942exact date
Jerusalemattested“Sir Flinders Petrie died in Jerusalem on 29 July 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
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1880year
Egyptmentioned“His father had corresponded with Piazzi Smyth about his theories of the Great Pyramid and Petrie travelled to Egypt in early 1880 to make an accurate survey of Giza, making him the first to properly investigate how the pyramids there wer…”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
November 1884month
Egyptmentioned“In November 1884, Petrie arrived in Egypt to begin his excavations.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1886year
Tell Nebeshehmentioned“In 1886, while working for the Egypt Exploration Fund, Petrie excavated at Tell Nebesheh in the Eastern Nile Delta.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1891year
Amarnamentioned“From 1891, he worked on the temple of Aten at Tell-el-Amarna, discovering a New Kingdom painted pavement of garden and animals and hunting scenes.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1892year
University College Londonmentioned“I was already in archaeology by nature." The chair of Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College London was set up and funded in 1892 following a bequest from Amelia Edwards, who died suddenly in that y…”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1895year
Ramesseummentioned“During the field season of 1895/6, at the Ramesseum, Petrie and the young German Egyptologist Wilhelm Spiegelberg became friends.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1896year
Luxormentioned“In early 1896, Petrie and his archaeological team were conducting excavations on a temple in Petrie's area of concession at Luxor.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
26 November 1896exact date
Londonmentioned“Petrie married Hilda Urlin (1871–1957) in London on 26 November 1896.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1905year
American Philosophical Societymentioned“He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1905.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1913year
University College, Londonmentioned“In 1913, Petrie sold his large collection of Egyptian antiquities to University College, London, where it is now housed in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1926year
Palestine (region)mentioned“A hundred years later, the questions had changed: "Between investigations on eugenics, decolonial practice, and calls for repatriation, what has become of Flinderella?" The focus of his work shifted permanently to Palestine in 1926.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
1927 to 1938period
Palestine (region)mentioned“From 1927 until 1938, he excavated in Palestine under the auspices of the American School of Research.”source: Wikipedia: Flinders Petrie
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