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Frank Herbert

1920 to 1986 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Frank Herbert across 3 places, from 1920 to 1949. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 to February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and five sequels to it.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Frank Herbert was documented, and when

8 October 1920exact date
Tacoma, Washingtonattested “was born on October 8, 1920, in Tacoma, Washington, to Franklin Patrick Herbert Sr.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
1939year
Los Angelesattested “In 1939, his parents and sister had moved to Los Angeles, California, so Frank followed them.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
1949year
Californiaattested “In 1949 Herbert and his wife moved to California to work on the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert

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Places Frank Herbert is documented in

California1 presence · 1949Los Angeles1 presence · 1939
Tacoma, Washington1 presence · 1920

Other places tied to Frank Herbert in the record

In each of these, a source puts Frank Herbert and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Frank Herbert 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.

1941year
San Pedro, Los Angelesmentioned “Herbert married Flora Lillian Parkinson in San Pedro, California, in 1941.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
1946year
Seattlementioned “They married in Seattle in 1946, and had two sons, Brian (b.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
1972year
Vietnammentioned “He worked in Vietnam and Pakistan as a social and ecological consultant in 1972, and in 1973 he was director-photographer of the television show The Tillers.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
October 1978month
Santa Rosa, Californiamentioned “In October 1978, Herbert was the featured speaker at the Octocon II science fiction convention held at the El Rancho Tropicana in Santa Rosa, California.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
June 1981month
Adelaidementioned “In June 1981, Herbert was a guest of honour at Advention '81 in Adelaide, South Australia.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert
11 February 1986exact date
Madison, Wisconsinmentioned “He died of a massive pulmonary embolism while recovering from surgery for pancreatic cancer on February 11, 1986, in Madison, Wisconsin, aged 65.” source: Wikipedia: Frank Herbert

Documented at the same place, the same year

James DeanCalifornia · 1949Ansel AdamsLos Angeles · 1939Mickey CohenLos Angeles · 1939Bronislava NijinskaLos Angeles · 1939

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Sources

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