Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Martin Behaim across 4 places, from 1459 to 1507.
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thumb Martin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as and by various forms of, was a German textile merchant and cartographer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Martin Behaim was documented, and when
6 October 1459exact date
Nurembergattested“Behaim was born in Nuremberg on 6 October 1459, the oldest son of Martin Behaim and Agnes Schopper.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1474year
Mechelenattested“When his father died in 1474, Martin's uncle Leonhard sent him at 15 to Mechelen, Flanders to gain experience as a textile merchant.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1484year
Kingdom of Portugalattested“In 1484 Behaim moved to Portugal and set up residence in Lisbon.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1484year
Lisbonattested“In 1484 Behaim moved to Portugal and set up residence in Lisbon.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
29 July 1507exact date
Lisbonattested“Behaim died in the hospice of Saint Bartholomew on 29 July 1507 while visiting Lisbon for business.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
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1477year
Antwerpmentioned“In 1477 they visited Antwerp where van Dorpp sold his wares to a German merchant; later that same year Behaim attended the Frankfurt fair with Bartels von Eyb, a friend of the family.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1478year
Antwerpmentioned“Writing to his uncle in 1478, Behaim expressed a desire to improve his business prospects by moving to Antwerp, a leading center of the cloth trade.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1485year
West Africamentioned“It appears that Behaim participated in a voyage to West Africa around 1485; however it is unlikely that he accompanied Diogo Cão on his second expedition as is sometimes claimed.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1486year
Azoresmentioned“Following his marriage to Joana de Macedo in 1486, he resided on the Portuguese island of Faial in the Azores, where his father-in-law, Josse van Huerter, was Captain-donatário and leader of the Flemish community.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1490year
Nurembergmentioned“In 1490, Behaim returned to Nuremberg to settle a will case, and remained in the city for three years.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
1493 to 1506period
Faial Islandmentioned“He returned to Faial in 1493 by way of Flanders and Lisbon, and he remained there until 1506.”source: Wikipedia: Martin Behaim
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