Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for James Clerk Maxwell across 5 places, from 1846 to 1879.
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James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1846year
University of Edinburghattested“The work, of 1846, "On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci" was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh by James Forbes, a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, because Maxwel…”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1846year
Royal Society of Edinburghattested“The work, of 1846, "On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci" was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh by James Forbes, a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, because Maxwel…”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1846year
Royal Societyattested“The work, of 1846, "On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci" was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh by James Forbes, a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, because Maxwel…”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1855year
Cambridgeattested“Maxwell had studied and commented on electricity and magnetism as early as 1855 when his paper "On Faraday's lines of force" was read to the Cambridge Philosophical Society.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1860year
Londonattested“After recovering from a near-fatal bout of smallpox in 1860, he moved to London with his wife.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
5 November 1879exact date
Cambridgeattested“Maxwell died in Cambridge of abdominal cancer on 5 November 1879 at the age of 48.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
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1847year
University of Edinburghmentioned“Maxwell left the Academy in 1847 at age 16 and began attending classes at the University of Edinburgh.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
October 1850month
Scotlandmentioned“In October 1850, already an accomplished mathematician, Maxwell left Scotland for the University of Cambridge.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1854year
Trinity College, Cambridgementioned“In 1854, Maxwell graduated from Trinity with a degree in mathematics.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
March 1855month
Royal Society of Edinburghmentioned“His paper "Experiments on Colour" laid out the principles of colour combination and was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 1855.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
March 1855month
Royal Societymentioned“His paper "Experiments on Colour" laid out the principles of colour combination and was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 1855.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
November 1856month
Aberdeenmentioned“He accepted the professorship at Aberdeen, leaving Cambridge in November 1856.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
2 June 1858exact date
Aberdeenmentioned“They were engaged in February 1858 and married in Aberdeen on 2 June 1858.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1862year
King's College, Aberdeenmentioned“Around 1862, while lecturing at King's College, Maxwell calculated that the speed of propagation of an electromagnetic field is approximately that of the speed of light.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1865year
King's College, Londonmentioned“In 1865 Maxwell resigned the chair at King's College, London, and returned to Glenlair with Katherine.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1865year
Glenlair Housementioned“In 1865 Maxwell resigned the chair at King's College, London, and returned to Glenlair with Katherine.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1865year
King's College, Aberdeenmentioned“In 1865 Maxwell resigned the chair at King's College, London, and returned to Glenlair with Katherine.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1871year
Cambridgementioned“In 1871 he returned to Cambridge to become the first Cavendish Professor of Physics.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
1876year
American Philosophical Societymentioned“He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1876.”source: Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
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