Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Lafcadio Hearn across 6 places, from 1852 to 1904.
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was a Greek and Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose work played a significant role in the introduction of the culture and literature of Japan to the mainstream Western world.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Lafcadio Hearn was documented, and when
1852year
Dublinattested“In 1852, he arranged to send his son and wife to live with his family in Dublin, where they met with a cool reception.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1866year
Gulf of Suezattested“Lafcadio never saw his father again: Charles Hearn died of malaria in the Gulf of Suez in 1866.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
June 1878month
New Orleansattested“Hearn lived in New Orleans for nearly a decade, writing first for the newspaper Daily City Item beginning in June 1878, and later for the Times Democrat.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1890year
Martiniqueattested“He spent two years in Martinique and in addition to his writings for the magazine, produced two books: Two Years in the French West Indies and Youma, The Story of a West-Indian Slave, both published in 1890.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1891year
Kumamotoattested“During late 1891, Hearn obtained another teaching position in Kumamoto, at the Fifth High Middle School (a predecessor of Kumamoto University), where he spent the next three years and completed his book Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan (1894).”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
26 September 1904exact date
Tokyoattested“On 26 September 1904, Hearn died of heart failure in Tokyo at the age of 54.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
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1850year
Lefkadamentioned“Hearn's father Charles in 1850 was reassigned from Lefkada to the British West Indies.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1850year
British West Indiesmentioned“Hearn's father Charles in 1850 was reassigned from Lefkada to the British West Indies.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1853year
Irelandmentioned“When her husband returned to Ireland on medical leave in 1853, it became clear that the couple had become estranged.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1856 to 1889period
Saint Malo, Louisianamentioned“Hearn's best-known Louisiana works include: * Gombo zhèbes: Little dictionary of Creole proverbs (1885) * La Cuisine Créole (1885), a collection of culinary recipes from leading chefs and noted Creole housewives who helped make New Orlea…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1856 to 1889period
United Statesmentioned“Hearn's best-known Louisiana works include: * Gombo zhèbes: Little dictionary of Creole proverbs (1885) * La Cuisine Créole (1885), a collection of culinary recipes from leading chefs and noted Creole housewives who helped make New Orlea…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
July 1857month
Secunderabadmentioned“He married his childhood sweetheart, Alicia Goslin, in July 1857, and left with his new wife for a posting in Secunderabad, in the princely state of Hyderabad under the British Raj, where they had three daughters prior to Alicia's death…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1863year
St Cuthbert's College, Ushawmentioned“In 1863, again at the suggestion of Molyneux, Hearn was enrolled at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, a Catholic seminary in County Durham, England.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1863year
County Durhammentioned“In 1863, again at the suggestion of Molyneux, Hearn was enrolled at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, a Catholic seminary in County Durham, England.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1887year
Caribbeanmentioned“Harper's sent Hearn to the West Indies as a correspondent in 1887.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1890year
Japanmentioned“In 1890, Hearn went to Japan with a commission as a newspaper correspondent, which was quickly terminated.”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
1890year
Matsue, Shimanementioned“Through the good will of Basil Hall Chamberlain, Hearn gained a teaching position during the summer of 1890 at the Shimane Prefectural Common Middle School and Normal School in Matsue, a town in western Japan on the coast of the Sea of J…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
October 1894month
Tokyo Imperial Universitymentioned“In October 1894, he secured a job in journalism with the English-language newspaper Kobe Chronicle, and in 1896, with some assistance from Chamberlain, he began teaching English literature at Tokyo Imperial University, a position he held…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
October 1894month
Tokyomentioned“In October 1894, he secured a job in journalism with the English-language newspaper Kobe Chronicle, and in 1896, with some assistance from Chamberlain, he began teaching English literature at Tokyo Imperial University, a position he held…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
January 1896month
Tokyomentioned“In January 1896, he became a Japanese citizen, assuming the legal name after accepting a teaching position in Tokyo; Koizumi is his wife's surname and Yakumo is from yakumotatsu, a poetic modifier word (makurakotoba) for Izumo Province,…”source: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn
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