Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Johann Palisa across 3 places, from 1848 to 1866.
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Johann Palisa (6 December 1848 – 2 May 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau, Austrian Silesia, now Czech Republic.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Johann Palisa was documented, and when
6 December 1848exact date
Troppauattested“Palisa was born on 6 December 1848, in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now called Opava and located in the Czech Republic).”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
6 December 1848exact date
Czech Republicattested“Palisa was born on 6 December 1848, in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now called Opava and located in the Czech Republic).”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
1866 to 1884period
University of Viennaattested“From 1866 to 1870, Palisa studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Vienna; however, he did not graduate until 1884.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
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1870year
Genevamentioned“Despite this, by 1870 he was an assistant at the university's observatory, and a year later gained a position at the observatory in Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
1872year
Pulamentioned“A few years later, in 1872, at the age of 24, Palisa became the director of the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pula.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
18 March 1874exact date
Pulamentioned“While at Pula, he discovered his first asteroid, 136 Austria, on 18 March 1874.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
6 May 1883exact date
Caroline Islandmentioned“In 1883 he joined a French expedition to Caroline Island to observe the Solar eclipse of 6 May 1883.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
1906year
French Academymentioned“Palisa was awarded the Valz Prize from the French Academy of Sciences in 1906.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Palisa
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