Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for James Joseph Sylvester across 9 places, from 1814 to 1883.
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James Joseph Sylvester (3 September 1814 – 15 March 1897) was an English mathematician.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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3 September 1814exact date
Londonattested“James Joseph was born in London on 3 September 1814, the son of Abraham Joseph, a Jewish merchant.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1831year
St John's College, Cambridgeattested“Sylvester began his study of mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge in 1831, where his tutor was John Hymers.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1838year
University College Londonattested“In 1838, Sylvester became professor of natural philosophy at University College London and in 1839 a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1841year
University of Virginiaattested“In 1841, Sylvester moved to the US to become a professor of mathematics at the University of Virginia, the first Jewish professor at any American college or university.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
November 1843month
Englandattested“However, he left in November 1843 after being denied appointment as Professor of Mathematics at Columbia College (now University), again for his Judaism, and returned to England.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1855 to 1869period
Royal Military Academy, Woolwichattested“He did not obtain a position teaching university mathematics until 1855, when he was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from which he retired in 1869, because the compulsory retirement age was 55.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1876year
Baltimore, Marylandattested“In 1876, Sylvester returned to the US to become the inaugural professor of mathematics at the new Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1883year
Oxford Universityattested“In 1883, Sylvester returned to England to take up the position of Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1883year
Oxfordattested“In 1883, Sylvester returned to England to take up the position of Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1883year
Englandattested“In 1883, Sylvester returned to England to take up the position of Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
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1837year
Cambridgementioned“Although his studies were interrupted for almost two years due to a prolonged illness, he nevertheless ranked second in Cambridge's famous mathematical examination, the tripos, for which he sat in 1837.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1844year
Englandmentioned“In England, he was hired in 1844 by the Equity and Law Life Assurance Society for which he developed successful actuarial models and served as de facto CEO, a position that required a law degree.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1877year
American Philosophical Societymentioned“In 1877, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
1878year
Johns Hopkins Universitymentioned“Also in 1878, Christine Ladd-Franklin was accepted into Johns Hopkins University with his help.”source: Wikipedia: James Joseph Sylvester
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