Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Hermann Weyl across 5 places, from 1915 to 1955.
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Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Hermann Weyl was documented, and when
19 February 1915exact date
Zürichattested“Hermann and Helene had two sons, Fritz Joachim Weyl (19 February 1915 – 20 July 1977) and Michael Weyl (15 September 1917 – 19 March 2011), both of whom were born in Zürich, Switzerland.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1921year
University of Zurichattested“In 1921, Weyl met Erwin Schrödinger, a theoretical physicist who at the time was a professor at the University of Zurich.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1928 to 1929period
Princeton Universityattested“For the academic year 1928–1929, he was a visiting professor at Princeton University, where he wrote a paper, "On a problem in the theory of groups arising in the foundations of infinitesimal geometry," with Howard P.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1934year
Oxfordattested“Weyl had some sort of childless love affair with Schrödinger's wife Annemarie (Anny) Schrödinger (née Bertel), who at the same time was helping raise an illegitimate daughter of Erwin's named Ruth Georgie Erica March, who was born in 193…”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
8 December 1955exact date
Princetonattested“Together with his second wife Ellen, he spent his time in Princeton and Zürich, and died from a heart attack on 8 December 1955, while living in Zürich.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
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1913year
ETH Zurichmentioned“After taking a teaching post for a few years, Weyl left Göttingen in 1913 for Zurich to take the chair of mathematics at ETH Zurich, where he was a colleague of Albert Einstein, who was working out the details of the theory of general re…”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
9 February 1918exact date
Zürichmentioned“George Pólya and Weyl, during a mathematicians' gathering in Zürich (9 February 1918), made a bet concerning the future direction of mathematics.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1928year
Bolognamentioned“Weyl was a Plenary Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in 1928 at Bologna and an Invited Speaker of the ICM in 1936 at Oslo.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1928year
Oslomentioned“Weyl was a Plenary Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in 1928 at Bologna and an Invited Speaker of the ICM in 1936 at Oslo.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1930 to 1933period
University of Göttingenmentioned“Weyl left the University of Zurich in 1930 to become Hilbert's successor at the University of Göttingen, leaving when the Nazis assumed power in 1933, particularly as his wife was Jewish.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
1930 to 1933period
University of Zurichmentioned“Weyl left the University of Zurich in 1930 to become Hilbert's successor at the University of Göttingen, leaving when the Nazis assumed power in 1933, particularly as his wife was Jewish.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
5 September 1948exact date
Princeton, New Jerseymentioned“Helene died in Princeton, New Jersey, on 5 September 1948.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
5 September 1948exact date
Princetonmentioned“Helene died in Princeton, New Jersey, on 5 September 1948.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
8 December 1955exact date
Zürichmentioned“Together with his second wife Ellen, he spent his time in Princeton and Zürich, and died from a heart attack on 8 December 1955, while living in Zürich.”source: Wikipedia: Hermann Weyl
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