Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Marshall McLuhan across 8 places, from 1911 to 1953.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Marshall McLuhan was documented, and when
21 July 1911exact date
Edmontonattested“McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911, in Edmonton, Alberta, and was named "Marshall" from his maternal grandmother's surname.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1915 to 1928period
University of Manitobaattested“After Herbert's discharge from the army in 1915, the McLuhan family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where Marshall grew up and went to school, attending Kelvin Technical School before enrolling in the University of Manitoba in 1928.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1915 to 1928period
Winnipegattested“After Herbert's discharge from the army in 1915, the McLuhan family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where Marshall grew up and went to school, attending Kelvin Technical School before enrolling in the University of Manitoba in 1928.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1934year
University of Cambridgeattested“He went up to Cambridge in the autumn of 1934, studied under I.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1937 to 1944period
University of Cambridgeattested“From 1937 to 1944, he taught English at Saint Louis University (with an interruption from 1939 to 1940 when he returned to Cambridge).”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1937 to 1944period
Saint Louis University (United States)attested“From 1937 to 1944, he taught English at Saint Louis University (with an interruption from 1939 to 1940 when he returned to Cambridge).”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1944 to 1946period
Torontoattested“He next taught at Assumption College in Windsor, Ontario, from 1944 to 1946, then moved to Toronto in 1946 where he joined the faculty of St.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1944 to 1946period
Windsor, Ontarioattested“He next taught at Assumption College in Windsor, Ontario, from 1944 to 1946, then moved to Toronto in 1946 where he joined the faculty of St.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
31 May 1953exact date
University of Torontoattested“In a letter to Walter Ong, dated 31 May 1953, McLuhan reports that he had received a two-year grant of $43,000 from the Ford Foundation to carry out a communication project at the University of Toronto involving faculty from different di…”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
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Saint Louis University (United States)1 presence · 1937
University of Manitoba1 presence · 1915
Windsor, Ontario1 presence · 1944
Winnipeg1 presence · 1915
Other places tied to Marshall McLuhan in the record
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1933year
Winnipegmentioned“After studying for one year as an engineering student in Winnipeg, McLuhan changed majors and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1933), winning a University Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1934year
University of Manitobamentioned“He went on to receive a Master of Arts degree (1934) in English from the University of Manitoba as well.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1936year
University of Cambridgementioned“He received the required bachelor's degree from Cambridge in 1936 and entered their graduate program.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1936 to 1937period
Canadamentioned“Unable to find a suitable job in Canada, he went to the United States to take a job as a teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for the 1936–1937 academic year.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1936 to 1937period
United Statesmentioned“Unable to find a suitable job in Canada, he went to the United States to take a job as a teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for the 1936–1937 academic year.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
4 August 1939exact date
Fort Worth, Texasmentioned“Louis, a teacher and aspiring actress from Fort Worth, Texas, whom he married on August 4, 1939.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
January 1940month
University of Cambridgementioned“They spent 1939–1940 in Cambridge, where he completed his master's degree (awarded in January 1940) and began to work on his doctoral dissertation on Thomas Nashe and the verbal arts.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
1940year
Saint Louis University (United States)mentioned“In 1940, the McLuhans returned to Saint Louis University, where they started a family as he continued teaching.”source: Wikipedia: Marshall McLuhan
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