Gertrude Bell
1868 to 1926
11 documented presences
11 places
Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Gertrude Bell across 11 places, from 1868 to 1919. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Gertrude Bell was documented, and when
14 July 1868exact date
Washington, Tyne and Wearattested
“Gertrude Bell was born on 14 July 1868 in Washington New Hall—now known as Dame Margaret Hall—in Washington, County Durham, England.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1890 to 1892period
Oxfordattested
“After graduating from Oxford, she spent two and a half years, from 1890 to 1892, attending the London social rounds of balls and banquets where eligible young men and women paired off, but failed to find a match.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
May 1892month
Persiaattested
“Bell travelled to Persia to visit him, arriving in May 1892.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1900year
Palestine (region)attested
“She visited historic Palestine and Syria that year and in 1900, on a trip from Jerusalem to Damascus, she became acquainted with the Druze living in Jabal al-Druze.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1900year
Jerusalemattested
“She visited historic Palestine and Syria that year and in 1900, on a trip from Jerusalem to Damascus, she became acquainted with the Druze living in Jabal al-Druze.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1900year
Damascusattested
“She visited historic Palestine and Syria that year and in 1900, on a trip from Jerusalem to Damascus, she became acquainted with the Druze living in Jabal al-Druze.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1900year
Jabal al-Druzeattested
“She visited historic Palestine and Syria that year and in 1900, on a trip from Jerusalem to Damascus, she became acquainted with the Druze living in Jabal al-Druze.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1903 to 1909period
Singaporeattested
“She befriended British colonial administrator Sir Frank Swettenham on a visit to Singapore with her brother Hugo in 1903 and maintained a correspondence with him until 1909.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
March 1907month
Asia Minorattested
“Bint aarab." Literally, it meant "As God wills it, a daughter of the Arabs," but she translated it as being called a "daughter of the desert." In March 1907, Bell journeyed back to Asia Minor (Anatolia) and began to work with Sir William M.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
October 1919month
Baghdadattested
“Bell spent September–October 1919 visiting Egypt, Palestine, and Hashemite-ruled Syria before returning to Baghdad in November 1919.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
October 1919month
Egyptattested
“Bell spent September–October 1919 visiting Egypt, Palestine, and Hashemite-ruled Syria before returning to Baghdad in November 1919.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
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Places Gertrude Bell is documented in
Asia Minor1 presence · 1907Baghdad1 presence · 1919Damascus1 presence · 1900Egypt1 presence · 1919Jerusalem1 presence · 1900Oxford1 presence · 1890Palestine (region)1 presence · 1900Singapore1 presence · 1903
Jabal al-Druze1 presence · 1900
Persia1 presence · 1892
Washington, Tyne and Wear1 presence · 1868
Other places tied to Gertrude Bell in the record
In each of these, a source puts Gertrude Bell and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Gertrude Bell 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.
1883 to 1886period
Londonmentioned
“From 1883 to 1886, Gertrude Bell attended Queen's College in London, a prestigious school for girls.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1892year
Tehranmentioned
“After arriving in Persia in 1892, she courted Henry Cadogan, a mid-ranking British diplomat in Tehran, but was refused permission to marry him after her father discovered that Cadogan was deeply in debt and not her social equal.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1899year
Middle Eastmentioned
“In 1899, Bell again went to the Middle East.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1903year
Rocky Mountainsmentioned
“She did some further climbing in the Rocky Mountains during a trip through North America in 1903, but eased up on her mountaineering in later years.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1903year
North Americamentioned
“She did some further climbing in the Rocky Mountains during a trip through North America in 1903, but eased up on her mountaineering in later years.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1904year
Englandmentioned
“She had a "brief but passionate affair" with Swettenham following his retirement to England in 1904.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1905year
Syria (region)mentioned
“In 1905, she returned to the region of Syria.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1910year
Munichmentioned
“In 1910, Bell visited the Munich exhibition Masterpieces of Muhammadan Art.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1911year
Carchemishmentioned
“Lawrence writes of one incident in 1911 where she criticized the methods used at the dig at Carchemish before being reprimanded and convinced otherwise by Lawrence and Thompson.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1913year
Baghdadmentioned
“In 1913, she completed her last and most arduous Arabian journey, travelling about 1800 miles from Damascus to the politically volatile Ha'il, back up across the Arabian peninsula to Baghdad and from there back to Damascus.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1913year
Arabian Peninsulamentioned
“In 1913, she completed her last and most arduous Arabian journey, travelling about 1800 miles from Damascus to the politically volatile Ha'il, back up across the Arabian peninsula to Baghdad and from there back to Damascus.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
1913year
Damascusmentioned
“In 1913, she completed her last and most arduous Arabian journey, travelling about 1800 miles from Damascus to the politically volatile Ha'il, back up across the Arabian peninsula to Baghdad and from there back to Damascus.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
November 1914month
Boulogne-sur-Mermentioned
“Bell volunteered with the Red Cross, serving from November 1914–November 1915; first in Boulogne, France, and then later back in London.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
November 1914month
Londonmentioned
“Bell volunteered with the Red Cross, serving from November 1914–November 1915; first in Boulogne, France, and then later back in London.”
source: Wikipedia: Gertrude Bell
November 1914month
November 1915month
November 1915month
February 1916month
December 1916month
11 March 1917exact date
1918year
1919year
1919year
February 1919month
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