Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Gottfried Semper across 6 places, from 1803 to 1871.
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Gottfried Semper (29 November 1803 – 15 May 1879) was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture who designed and built the Semper Opera House in Dresden between 1838 and 1841.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1803year
Hamburgattested“Semper was born into a well-to-do industrialist family in Hamburg in 1803.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1825year
University of Munichattested“He subsequently studied architecture in 1825 at the University of Munich under Friedrich von Gärtner.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1826 to 1830period
Parisattested“In 1826, Semper travelled to Paris in order to work for the architect Franz Christian Gau, and he was present when the July Revolution of 1830 broke out.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
30 September 1834exact date
Dresdenattested“On September 30, 1834, Semper obtained a post as Professor of Architecture at the Königlichen Akademie der bildenden Künste (today called the Hochschule) in Dresden thanks largely to the efforts and support of his former teacher Franz Ch…”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
December 1861month
Germanyattested“This citizenship was later confirmed by the Zürich cantonal government in December 1861 and with these new Swiss passports in hand, Semper was once again able to travel and finally also visit Germany, after the warrant for his arrest had…”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1871year
Viennaattested“In 1871, Semper moved to Vienna to undertake the projects.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
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1823year
Hamburgmentioned“The fifth of eight children, he attended the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg before starting his university education at Göttingen in 1823, where he studied historiography and mathematics.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1823year
University of Göttingenmentioned“The fifth of eight children, he attended the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg before starting his university education at Göttingen in 1823, where he studied historiography and mathematics.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1830 to 1833period
Italymentioned“Between 1830 and 1833 he travelled to Italy and Greece in order to study the architecture and designs of antiquity.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1832year
Athensmentioned“In 1832, he participated for four months in archaeological research at the Acropolis in Athens.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1833year
Viennamentioned“Already in 1833, there were first plans in Vienna for the public presentation of the Imperial Art Collections.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1834year
Romementioned“His 1834 publication Vorläufige Bemerkungen über bemalte Architectur und Plastik bei den Alten (Preliminary Remarks on Polychrome Architecture and Sculpture in Antiquity), in which he took a strong position in favor of polychromy - suppo…”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
1838 to 1840period
Dresdenmentioned“In 1838–1840 a synagogue was built in Dresden to Semper's design, it was ever afterward called the Semper Synagogue and is noted for its Moorish Revival interior style.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
Bayreuthmentioned“The project, developed from 1864 to 1866, was never realized, although Wagner 'borrowed' many of its features for his own later theatre at Bayreuth.”source: Wikipedia: Gottfried Semper
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