Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Gerard van Swieten across 2 places, from 1714 to 1758.
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Gerard van Swieten (7 May 1700 – 18 June 1772) was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical university education.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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September 1714month
Leidenattested“He had already enrolled at Leiden University to study philosophy, though at the age of 14, he studied a few months in Leuven (September 1714 – January 1715) and from 1715 he set his mind on pharmacy.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1727year
Leidenattested“His father had appointed two friends as guardians, Adriaan Duyvens and Arnold Coops, and, when in Leiden, Van Swieten would live at Coops' house until 1727.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1758year
Zagrebattested“In 1758, he also examined and treated Magda Logomer, a woman condemned to death in Zagreb for witchcraft at the request of Maria Theresa, leading to the verdict being cancelled by the queen, ending a phase of witch trials in Croatia.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
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1711year
Leidenmentioned“ter Beeck van Coesfelt (c.1711–1784), the daughter of a notary in The Hague and the sister of a fellow student in Leiden.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1711year
The Haguementioned“ter Beeck van Coesfelt (c.1711–1784), the daughter of a notary in The Hague and the sister of a fellow student in Leiden.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
September 1714month
Leuvenmentioned“He had already enrolled at Leiden University to study philosophy, though at the age of 14, he studied a few months in Leuven (September 1714 – January 1715) and from 1715 he set his mind on pharmacy.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
November 1715month
Amsterdammentioned“Between November 1715 and December 1716 he was a resident pupil of the pharmacist Laurens Tatum in Amsterdam, breaking off this education when he contracted smallpox.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1718 to 1732period
Serbiamentioned“Especially important is his part in the fight against superstition during the enlightenment, particularly in the case of the vampires, reported from villages in Serbia in the years between 1718 and 1732.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1720year
Leidenmentioned“After three years, in 1720, he became a pharmacist; the following 5 year he not only ran a pharmacy, but also studied medicine at Leiden University.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1731 to 1746period
Leidenmentioned“Between 1731 and 1746 they had six children, five in Leiden and one in Vienna.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1731 to 1746period
Viennamentioned“Between 1731 and 1746 they had six children, five in Leiden and one in Vienna.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
May 1745month
Viennamentioned“By May 1745, the Van Swieten family had sold all their belongings in the Netherlands and traveled to Vienna.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
May 1745month
Netherlandsmentioned“By May 1745, the Van Swieten family had sold all their belongings in the Netherlands and traveled to Vienna.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
1755year
Moraviamentioned“In 1755 Gerard van Swieten was sent by Empress Maria Theresa to Moravia to investigate the situation relating to vampires.”source: Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten
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