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John Ambrose Fleming

1849 to 1945 5 documented presences 5 places

Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for John Ambrose Fleming across 5 places, from 1849 to 1945. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Sir John Ambrose Fleming (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was a British electrical engineer and physicist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Ambrose Fleming was documented, and when

29 November 1849exact date
Lancaster, Lancashireattested “John Ambrose Fleming was born on 29 November 1849 in Lancaster, England, the eldest of seven children of James Fleming DD, a Congregational minister at High Street Congregational Chapel, and Mary Ann White.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
1853 to 1854period
North Londonattested “Sometime between 1853 and 1854, the Fleming family moved to North London.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
1867year
University College Londonattested “In 1867, Fleming enrolled at University College London, where he studied under Augustus De Morgan, Alexander Williamson, and George Carey Foster.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
1877year
St John's College, Cambridgeattested “In 1877, he enrolled at St John's College, Cambridge, to study the Natural Science Tripos.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
18 April 1945exact date
Sidmouthattested “Fleming retired to Sidmouth around 1926, where he died on 18 April 1945 at the age of 95.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming

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Places John Ambrose Fleming is documented in

University College London1 presence · 1867
Lancaster, Lancashire1 presence · 1849
North London1 presence · 1853
Sidmouth1 presence · 1945
St John's College, Cambridge1 presence · 1877

Other places tied to John Ambrose Fleming in the record

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1863year
University College Schoolmentioned “Initially tutored by his mother, Fleming enrolled at University College School in 1863, where he developed an interest in engineering.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
1885year
University College Londonmentioned “In 1885, Fleming became head of the newly established Department of Electrical Technology at University College London.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
12 December 1901exact date
Poldhumentioned “He designed the world's first large radio transmitter, a complicated spark transmitter powered by a 25 kW alternator driven by a combustion engine—built at Poldhu, Cornwall—which transmitted the first radio transmission across the Atlant…” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
12 December 1901exact date
Atlanticmentioned “He designed the world's first large radio transmitter, a complicated spark transmitter powered by a 25 kW alternator driven by a combustion engine—built at Poldhu, Cornwall—which transmitted the first radio transmission across the Atlant…” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming
1926year
University College Londonmentioned “In 1926, Fleming retired from University College London.” source: Wikipedia: John Ambrose Fleming

Documented at the same place, the same year

Emil Theodor KocherLondon · 1867Joseph JoachimLondon · 1867

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