Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Hugo de Vries across 4 places, from 1848 to 1878.
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Hugo Marie de Vries (16 February 1848 – 21 May 1935) was a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Hugo de Vries was documented, and when
1848year
Haarlemattested“De Vries was born in 1848, the eldest son of Gerrit de Vries (1818–1900), a lawyer and deacon in the Mennonite congregation in Haarlem and later Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1872 until 1874, and Maria Everardina Reuvens (1823–1…”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
September 1870month
Heidelberg Universityattested“After a short period of teaching, de Vries left in September 1870 to take classes in chemistry and physics at the Heidelberg University and work in the laboratory of Wilhelm Hofmeister.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
September 1870month
Heidelbergattested“After a short period of teaching, de Vries left in September 1870 to take classes in chemistry and physics at the Heidelberg University and work in the laboratory of Wilhelm Hofmeister.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1875year
Berlinattested“In 1875, the Prussian Ministry of Agriculture offered de Vries a position as professor at the still to be constructed Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule ("Royal Agricultural College") in Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1878 to 1881period
Berlinattested“He was made adjunct professor in 1878 and full professor on his birthday in 1881, partly to keep him from moving to the Berlin College, which finally opened that year.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
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1862year
The Haguementioned“His father became a member of the Dutch Council of State in 1862 and moved his family over to The Hague.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
September 1871month
Amsterdammentioned“From September 1871 until 1875 he taught botany, zoology and geology at schools in Amsterdam.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1877year
University of Halle-Wittenbergmentioned“By 1877, Berlin's College was still only a plan, and he briefly took up a position teaching at the University of Halle-Wittenberg.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1886year
Hilversummentioned“In 1886, he had discovered new forms among a group of Oenothera lamarckiana, a species of evening primrose, growing wild in an abandoned potato field near Hilversum, having escaped a nearby garden.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1903 to 1904period
American Philosophical Societymentioned“He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1903 and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1904.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1918year
Lunterenmentioned“He retired in 1918 from the University of Amsterdam and withdrew to his estate De Boeckhorst in Lunteren where he had large experimental gardens.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1918year
University of Amsterdammentioned“He retired in 1918 from the University of Amsterdam and withdrew to his estate De Boeckhorst in Lunteren where he had large experimental gardens.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
1921year
American Academy of Arts and Sciencesmentioned“In 1921, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.”source: Wikipedia: Hugo de Vries
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