Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Nicholas Winton across 9 places, from 1909 to 2015.
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Sir Nicholas George Winton (19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue refugee children, mostly Jewish, whose families had fled persecution by Nazi Germany.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Nicholas Winton was documented, and when
19 May 1909exact date
Hampsteadattested“Winton was born on 19 May 1909 in Hampstead, London, to Jewish parents Rudolph Wertheim (18811937), a bank manager, and Barbara ( Wertheimer, 18881978), as the middle of three children.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1931year
Franceattested“In 1931, he moved to France and worked for the Banque Nationale de Crédit in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1931year
Parisattested“In 1931, he moved to France and worked for the Banque Nationale de Crédit in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1932year
Jerusalemattested“* Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs (born 1932), British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament * Heini Halberstam (1926–2014), mathematician * Renata Laxova (1931–2020), paediatric geneticist * Gerda Mayer (1927–2021), poet * Karel…”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1938year
Switzerlandattested“Shortly before Christmas 1938, Winton was planning to travel to Switzerland for a skiing holiday.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
January 1939month
Pragueattested“Altogether, Winton spent three weeks in Prague and left in January 1939, two months before the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1988year
Czechoslovakiaattested“By the time Winton's work became known in 1988, most of the people who worked for the kindertransport in Czechoslovakia had died unrecognised.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1 July 2015exact date
Wexham Park Hospitalattested“Winton died in his sleep from cardiac arrest on the morning of 1 July 2015 at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, having been admitted a week earlier following a deterioration in his health.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1 July 2015exact date
Sloughattested“Winton died in his sleep from cardiac arrest on the morning of 1 July 2015 at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, having been admitted a week earlier following a deterioration in his health.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
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1923year
Stowe Schoolmentioned“In 1923, Winton entered Stowe School, which had just opened.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1938year
Hook of Hollandmentioned“By coincidence, the names of the London and North Eastern Railway steamers which operated the Harwich to The Hook of Holland route included the and the ; the former can be seen in a 1938 Pathé Newsreel.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
1954year
Maidenheadmentioned“Winton mentioned his humanitarian accomplishments in his election material while unsuccessfully standing for election to Maidenhead Town Council in 1954.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
2003year
Windsor, Berkshirementioned“Winton was the subject of This Is Your Life in 2003 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at Winton House, an Abbeyfield Society care home in Windsor, Berkshire, named in his honour.”source: Wikipedia: Nicholas Winton
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