Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Georges Sorel across 4 places, from 1864 to 1922.
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Georges Eugène Sorel (2 November 1847 – 29 August 1922) was a French social thinker, political theorist, historian, and later journalist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Georges Sorel was documented, and when
1864year
Cherbourgattested“Born in Cherbourg as the son of a businessman, he moved to Paris in 1864 to attend the Collège Rollin, before entering the École Polytechnique a year later.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
1864year
École Polytechniqueattested“Born in Cherbourg as the son of a businessman, he moved to Paris in 1864 to attend the Collège Rollin, before entering the École Polytechnique a year later.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
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Parisattested“Born in Cherbourg as the son of a businessman, he moved to Paris in 1864 to attend the Collège Rollin, before entering the École Polytechnique a year later.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
1922year
Boulogne-sur-Seineattested“Immediately after retiring, he moved with his partner Marie David to Boulogne-sur-Seine, near Paris, where he stayed until his death in 1922.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
1922year
Parisattested“Immediately after retiring, he moved with his partner Marie David to Boulogne-sur-Seine, near Paris, where he stayed until his death in 1922.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
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June 1871month
Corsicamentioned“Stationed in Corsica until June 1871, he was subsequently posted to various places in southern France – Albi, Gap, and Draguignan.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
1876 to 1892period
Perpignanmentioned“Between 1876 and 1879 he was in Mostaganem, in colonial Algeria, before moving to Perpignan, where he spent the last years of his career until his retirement in 1892.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
1876 to 1892period
Mostaganemmentioned“Between 1876 and 1879 he was in Mostaganem, in colonial Algeria, before moving to Perpignan, where he spent the last years of his career until his retirement in 1892.”source: Wikipedia: Georges Sorel
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