Norbert Elias
died 1990
9 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Norbert Elias across 8 places, from 1897 to 1990. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Norbert Elias (22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Norbert Elias was documented, and when
22 June 1897exact date
Wrocławattested
“Elias was born on 22 June 1897 in Breslau (today: Wrocław) in Prussia's Silesia Province to Hermann Elias (1860–1940) and Sophie Elias, née Gallewski (also Galewski, 1875–1942).”
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1925year
University of Heidelbergattested
“In 1925, Elias moved to Heidelberg, where Alfred Weber accepted him as a candidate for a habilitation (second book project) on the development of modern science, entitled Die Bedeutung der Florentiner Gesellschaft und Kultur für die Ents…”
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1935 to 1939period
Great Britainattested
“In 1935, he moved on to Great Britain, where he worked on his magnum opus, The Civilizing Process, until 1939, now supported by a scholarship from a relief organization for Jewish refugees.”
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1962year
Leicesterattested
“He retired in 1962, but continued to teach graduate students in Leicester until the mid-1970s.”
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1962 to 1964period
University of Ghanaattested
“From 1962 to 1964, Elias taught as professor of sociology at the University of Ghana in Legon near Accra.”
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1962 to 1964period
Accraattested
“From 1962 to 1964, Elias taught as professor of sociology at the University of Ghana in Legon near Accra.”
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1962 to 1964period
Legonattested
“From 1962 to 1964, Elias taught as professor of sociology at the University of Ghana in Legon near Accra.”
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1965 to 1978period
Amsterdamattested
“After his return to Europe in 1965, he spent much time as visiting professor in various German and Dutch universities, and from 1978 based himself in Amsterdam.”
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1 August 1990exact date
Amsterdamattested
“Elias died at his home in Amsterdam on 1 August 1990.”
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Places Norbert Elias is documented in
Amsterdam2 presences · 1965 to 1990Great Britain1 presence · 1935Leicester1 presence · 1962University of Heidelberg1 presence · 1925Wrocław1 presence · 1897
Accra1 presence · 1962
Legon1 presence · 1962
University of Ghana1 presence · 1962
Other places tied to Norbert Elias in the record
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1917year
Wrocławmentioned
“After suffering a nervous breakdown in 1917, he was declared unfit for service and was posted to Breslau as a medical orderly.”
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1919year
University of Wrocławmentioned
“The same year, Elias began studying philosophy, psychology and medicine at the University of Breslau, in addition spending a term each at the universities of Heidelberg (where he attended lectures by Karl Jaspers) and Freiburg in 1919 an…”
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1930year
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Mainmentioned
“In 1930 Elias chose to cancel this project and followed Karl Mannheim to become his assistant at the University of Frankfurt.”
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1933year
1939year
London School of Economicsmentioned
“In 1939, he met up with his former friend and supervisor Mannheim at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a position as senior research assistant.”
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1939year
Londonmentioned
“In 1939, he met up with his former friend and supervisor Mannheim at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a position as senior research assistant.”
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1940year
Liverpoolmentioned
“In 1940, the LSE was evacuated to Cambridge, but when an invasion of Britain by German forces appeared imminent, Elias was detained at internment camps in Liverpool and on the Isle of Man for eight months, on account of his being German…”
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1940year
Cambridge, Englandmentioned
“In 1940, the LSE was evacuated to Cambridge, but when an invasion of Britain by German forces appeared imminent, Elias was detained at internment camps in Liverpool and on the Isle of Man for eight months, on account of his being German…”
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1941year
Cambridge, Englandmentioned
“Upon his release in 1941, he returned to Cambridge.”
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30 August 1942exact date
Wrocławmentioned
“His elderly parents remained in Breslau, where his father died in 1940; on 30 August 1942 his mother was deported to Theresienstadt, and on 29 September transferred to and murdered in Treblinka.”
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30 August 1942exact date
Theresienstadt concentration campmentioned
“His elderly parents remained in Breslau, where his father died in 1940; on 30 August 1942 his mother was deported to Theresienstadt, and on 29 September transferred to and murdered in Treblinka.”
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30 August 1942exact date
Treblinka concentration campmentioned
“His elderly parents remained in Breslau, where his father died in 1940; on 30 August 1942 his mother was deported to Theresienstadt, and on 29 September transferred to and murdered in Treblinka.”
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1962 to 2017period
University of Leicestermentioned
“In 2017 a new board took over the management of the Foundation: Johan Heilbron (Rotterdam and Paris), Jason Hughes (Leicester), Adrian Jitschin (Frankfurt), and Arjan Post (Secretary, Amsterdam) Until he retired from the University of Le…”
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1978 to 1984period
Center for Interdisciplinary Researchmentioned
“From 1978 to 1984 he worked at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld from which he received an honorary doctorate in 1980.”
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1978 to 1984period
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