Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for John Dee across 3 places, from 1605 to 1608.
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John Dee (13 July 1527 – December 1608 or March 1609) was an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Dee was documented, and when
1605year
Londonattested“Dee left Manchester in 1605 to return to London, but remained warden until his death.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1605year
Manchesterattested“Dee left Manchester in 1605 to return to London, but remained warden until his death.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1608 to 1609period
Mortlakeattested“Dee spent his final years in poverty at Mortlake, forced to sell various possessions to support himself and his daughter, Katherine, who cared for him until his death there late in 1608 or early in 1609, aged 81.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
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November 1542month
St John's College, Cambridgementioned“He entered St John's College, Cambridge in November 1542, aged 15, graduating with a BA in 1545 or early 1546.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1548year
Parismentioned“In the late 1540s and early 1550s, he travelled around Europe, studying at the Old University of Leuven (1548) and Brussels and lecturing in Paris on Euclid.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1552year
Londonmentioned“In 1552, he met Gerolamo Cardano in London, with whom he investigated a purported perpetual motion machine and a gem supposed to have magical properties.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1553 to 1554period
Upton-upon-Severnmentioned“Rector at Upton-upon-Severn from 1553, Dee was offered a readership in mathematics at Oxford University in 1554 but declined it, citing as offensive English universities' emphasis on rhetoric and grammar (which, together with logic, form…”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1553 to 1554period
Oxford Universitymentioned“Rector at Upton-upon-Severn from 1553, Dee was offered a readership in mathematics at Oxford University in 1554 but declined it, citing as offensive English universities' emphasis on rhetoric and grammar (which, together with logic, form…”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1577year
North Americamentioned“Dee posited a formal claim to North America on the back of a map drawn in 1577–1580; he noted that "circa 1494 Mr.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1583year
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthmentioned“In 1583, Dee met the impoverished yet popular Polish nobleman Albert Łaski, who, after overstaying his welcome at court, invited Dee to accompany him back to Poland.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1589year
Englandmentioned“He returned to England in 1589, while Kelley went on to be the alchemist to Emperor Rudolf II.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1594year
Praguementioned“Michael, born in Prague, died on his father's birthday in 1594.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1601year
Třeboňmentioned“Theodore, born in Třeboň, died in Manchester in 1601.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
1601year
Manchestermentioned“Theodore, born in Třeboň, died in Manchester in 1601.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
March 1604month
Manchester Cathedralmentioned“Jane died in Manchester of bubonic plague and was buried in the Manchester Cathedral burial grounds in March 1604.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
March 1604month
Manchestermentioned“Jane died in Manchester of bubonic plague and was buried in the Manchester Cathedral burial grounds in March 1604.”source: Wikipedia: John Dee
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