Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Guillaume Henri Dufour across 6 places, from 1787 to 1817.
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Guillaume Henri Dufour (15 September 1787 to 14 July 1875) was a Swiss military officer, structural engineer and topographer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Guillaume Henri Dufour was documented, and when
15 September 1787exact date
Konstanzattested“Dufour was born on 15 September 1787 in Konstanz, where his parents from Geneva were living in exile for their involvement in the Revolution of 1782.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
15 September 1787exact date
Genevaattested“Dufour was born on 15 September 1787 in Konstanz, where his parents from Geneva were living in exile for their involvement in the Revolution of 1782.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
Metzattested“He studied descriptive geometry under Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, and graduated fifth in his class in 1809, going on to study military engineering at the École d'Application in Metz.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
1814year
Lyonattested“By 1814, he had attained the rank of captain, and was awarded the Cross of the Légion d'Honneur for his work repairing fortifications at Lyon.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
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Genevaattested“In 1817, he resumed his status as a Swiss citizen, and returned to Geneva to become commander of the Canton of Geneva's military engineers, as well as a professor of mathematics at the Academy of Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
1817year
University of Genevaattested“In 1817, he resumed his status as a Swiss citizen, and returned to Geneva to become commander of the Canton of Geneva's military engineers, as well as a professor of mathematics at the Academy of Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
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1822year
Switzerlandmentioned“The scientist Marc-Auguste Pictet had visited Marc Seguin's temporary wire-cable simple suspension bridge at Annonay in 1822, the first wire-cable bridge in the world, and published details in Switzerland.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
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Annonaymentioned“The scientist Marc-Auguste Pictet had visited Marc Seguin's temporary wire-cable simple suspension bridge at Annonay in 1822, the first wire-cable bridge in the world, and published details in Switzerland.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
1826 to 1884period
Genevamentioned“Memorials are at: *Equestrian statue (1884) by Alfred Lanz, at Place Neuve, Geneva, erected by public subscription *Two plaques on his birth house at Wessenbergstraße 14 (formerly Plattengasse), Konstanz, Germany *Plaque at the building…”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
1826 to 1884period
Lovagnymentioned“Memorials are at: *Equestrian statue (1884) by Alfred Lanz, at Place Neuve, Geneva, erected by public subscription *Two plaques on his birth house at Wessenbergstraße 14 (formerly Plattengasse), Konstanz, Germany *Plaque at the building…”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
16 July 1875exact date
Genevamentioned“On 16 July 1875, 60,000 persons participated at Dufour's burial at Cimetière de Plainpalais in Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
16 July 1875exact date
Cimetière des Roismentioned“On 16 July 1875, 60,000 persons participated at Dufour's burial at Cimetière de Plainpalais in Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Guillaume Henri Dufour
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