Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Georgios Papanikolaou across 4 places, from 1883 to 1962.
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Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou (or George Papanicolaou; 13 May 1883 – 19 February 1962) was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the pap smear for detection of cervical cancer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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National Research Council (United States)attested“In 1925, with funds from the National Research Council and the Maternal Health Committee, Papanikolaou recruited 12 hospital staff volunteers, together with a number of pregnant gynecological and surgical patients, for a systematic study…”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
19 February 1962exact date
Miamiattested“In 1961, he moved to Miami, Florida, to develop the Papanicolaou Cancer Research Institute at the University of Miami, but died there on 19 February 1962 due to a myocardial infarction.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
19 February 1962exact date
University of Miamiattested“In 1961, he moved to Miami, Florida, to develop the Papanicolaou Cancer Research Institute at the University of Miami, but died there on 19 February 1962 due to a myocardial infarction.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
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National Research Council (United States)1 presence · 1925
University of Miami1 presence · 1962
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1906year
Kymi, Greecementioned“When his military obligation ended in 1906, he returned to Kymi to practice medicine with his father.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1907year
German Empirementioned“In 1907, he began studying in Germany under Ernst Haeckel at the University of Jena for one semester before moving to the University of Freiburg, where he was supervised by August Weismann.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1907year
University of Jenamentioned“In 1907, he began studying in Germany under Ernst Haeckel at the University of Jena for one semester before moving to the University of Freiburg, where he was supervised by August Weismann.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1907year
University of Freiburgmentioned“In 1907, he began studying in Germany under Ernst Haeckel at the University of Jena for one semester before moving to the University of Freiburg, where he was supervised by August Weismann.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1913year
Weill Medical Centermentioned“Two years later, in 1913, along with his wife, he immigrated to New York City in order to work in the pathology department at New York Hospital and the Department of Anatomy at Cornell University's Medical College.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1913year
New York Citymentioned“Two years later, in 1913, along with his wife, he immigrated to New York City in order to work in the pathology department at New York Hospital and the Department of Anatomy at Cornell University's Medical College.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1914year
Cornell Medical Collegementioned“In 1914, Papanikolaou and his wife worked at the Department of Anatomy at the Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and contributed to the histological and physiological changes associated with the oestrus cycle in the guinea pig.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
23 January 1927exact date
Bucharestmentioned“Babeș presented his findings to the Romanian Society of Gynaecology in Bucharest on 23 January 1927.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
1928year
Battle Creek, Michiganmentioned“At a 1928 medical conference in Battle Creek, Michigan, Papanikolaou introduced his low-cost, easily performed screening test for early detection of cancerous and precancerous cells.”source: Wikipedia: Georgios Papanikolaou
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