Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Leo Szilard across 3 places, from 1898 to 1927.
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Leo Szilard (born Leó Spitz; February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was a Hungarian-born American physicist, biologist and inventor who made numerous important discoveries in nuclear physics and the biological sciences.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Leo Szilard was documented, and when
11 February 1898exact date
Budapestattested“He was born as Leó Spitz in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, on February 11, 1898.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
1927 to 1934period
Berlinattested“Before his relationship with his later wife Gertrud "Trude" Weiss, Leo Szilard's life partner in the period 1927–1934 was the kindergarten teacher and opera singer Gerda Philipsborn, who also worked as a volunteer in a Berlin asylum orga…”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
1927 to 1934period
Indiaattested“Before his relationship with his later wife Gertrud "Trude" Weiss, Leo Szilard's life partner in the period 1927–1934 was the kindergarten teacher and opera singer Gerda Philipsborn, who also worked as a volunteer in a Berlin asylum orga…”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
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1908 to 1916period
Budapestmentioned“From 1908 to 1916 he attended Föreáliskola (high school) in Budapest's 6th District .”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
September 1916month
Budapest University of Technology and Economicsmentioned“He enrolled as an engineering student at the Palatine Joseph Technical University, which he entered in September 1916.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
25 December 1919exact date
Berlinmentioned“Convinced that there was no future for him in Hungary, Szilard left for Berlin via Austria on December 25, 1919, and enrolled at the Technische Hochschule (Institute of Technology) in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
25 December 1919exact date
Technische Universität Berlinmentioned“Convinced that there was no future for him in Hungary, Szilard left for Berlin via Austria on December 25, 1919, and enrolled at the Technische Hochschule (Institute of Technology) in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
25 December 1919exact date
Hungarymentioned“Convinced that there was no future for him in Hungary, Szilard left for Berlin via Austria on December 25, 1919, and enrolled at the Technische Hochschule (Institute of Technology) in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
25 December 1919exact date
Austriamentioned“Convinced that there was no future for him in Hungary, Szilard left for Berlin via Austria on December 25, 1919, and enrolled at the Technische Hochschule (Institute of Technology) in Berlin-Charlottenburg.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
1934year
Londonmentioned“Wells—I did not want this patent to become public." In early 1934, Szilard began working at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
1934year
St Bartholomew's Hospitalmentioned“Wells—I did not want this patent to become public." In early 1934, Szilard began working at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
September 1937month
Switzerlandmentioned“Szilard visited Béla and Rose and her husband Roland (Lorand) Detre, in Switzerland in September 1937.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
1938year
Columbia Universitymentioned“In early 1938, Szilard would settle down at "what would become a haven for much of the rest of his life" when he took a room at the King's Crown Hotel in New York City, being near Columbia University where he now conducted research witho…”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
1938year
New York Citymentioned“In early 1938, Szilard would settle down at "what would become a haven for much of the rest of his life" when he took a room at the King's Crown Hotel in New York City, being near Columbia University where he now conducted research witho…”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
2 January 1938exact date
New Yorkmentioned“He reached New York on the liner on January 2, 1938.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
19 December 1938exact date
Berlinmentioned“That same month, Niels Bohr brought news with him to New York that nuclear fission had accidentally been observed by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin on December 19, 1938.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
January 1942month
Chicagomentioned“In January 1942, Szilard joined the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago as a research associate, and later the chief physicist.”source: Wikipedia: Leo Szilard
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