Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for John Rabe across 4 places, from 1882 to 1950.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
John Heinrich Detlef Rabe (23 November 1882 – 5 January 1950) was a German diplomat and businessman best known for his efforts to stop Japanese war crimes and protect Chinese civilians during the Nanjing Massacre.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Rabe was documented, and when
23 November 1882exact date
Hamburgattested“Rabe was born in Hamburg on 23 November 1882.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
5 January 1950exact date
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemeteryattested“On 5 January 1950, Rabe died of a stroke and was buried at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
5 January 1950exact date
Berlin-Charlottenburgattested“On 5 January 1950, Rabe died of a stroke and was buried at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
5 January 1950exact date
Berlinattested“On 5 January 1950, Rabe died of a stroke and was buried at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
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1903 to 1906period
Portuguese Mozambiquementioned“He pursued a career in business and worked for a British company in Mozambique from 1903 to 1906.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
25 October 1909exact date
Hamburgmentioned“In 1908, he left Hamburg via Trans-Siberian Railway bound for Beijing, Great Qing and there he married Dora Caroline Schubert on 25 October 1909.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
1910 to 1938period
Shenyangmentioned“Between 1910 and 1938 he worked for the Siemens China Corporation in Mukden, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and later Nanjing.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
1931year
Nanjingmentioned“He became head of the Siemens branch in Nanjing in 1931.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
December 1937month
Nanjingmentioned“Many Westerners were living in Nanjing, the Chinese capital city, until December 1937, with some conducting trade and others on missionary trips.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
23 February 1938exact date
Nanjingmentioned“On 23 February 1938, Rabe left Nanjing.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
15 April 1938exact date
Berlinmentioned“He traveled first to Shanghai, returning to Berlin on 15 April 1938.”source: Wikipedia: John Rabe
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