Oliver Sacks
1933 to 2015
13 documented presences
11 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for Oliver Sacks across 11 places, from 1951 to 2012. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Oliver Wolf Sacks (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Oliver Sacks was documented, and when
1951year
The Queen's College, Oxfordattested
“He chose to study medicine at university and entered The Queen's College, Oxford in 1951.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1956year
Londonattested
“But I was 'cured' now; it was time to return to medicine, to start clinical work, seeing patients in London." In 1956, Sacks began to study medicine at the University of Oxford and Middlesex Hospital Medical School.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1956year
University of Oxfordattested
“But I was 'cured' now; it was time to return to medicine, to start clinical work, seeing patients in London." In 1956, Sacks began to study medicine at the University of Oxford and Middlesex Hospital Medical School.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1960year
Canadaattested
“He used the next three months to travel across Canada and deep into the Canadian Rockies, which he described in his personal journal, later published as Canada: Pause, 1960.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1960year
Canadian Rockiesattested
“He used the next three months to travel across Canada and deep into the Canadian Rockies, which he described in his personal journal, later published as Canada: Pause, 1960.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1966 to 2007period
New York Universityattested
“I'm a sympathetic, resident, sort of visiting alien." Sacks served as an instructor and later professor of clinical neurology at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1966 to 2007, and also held an appointment at…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1966 to 2007period
Yeshiva Universityattested
“I'm a sympathetic, resident, sort of visiting alien." Sacks served as an instructor and later professor of clinical neurology at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1966 to 2007, and also held an appointment at…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1966 to 2007period
New York University School of Medicineattested
“I'm a sympathetic, resident, sort of visiting alien." Sacks served as an instructor and later professor of clinical neurology at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1966 to 2007, and also held an appointment at…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
June 1990month
Cricklewoodattested
“Oliver Wolf Sacks was born in Cricklewood, London, England, the youngest of four children born to Jewish parents: Samuel Sacks, a Lithuanian Jewish doctor (died June 1990), and Muriel Elsie Landau, one of the first female surgeons in Eng…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
June 1990month
Englandattested
“Oliver Wolf Sacks was born in Cricklewood, London, England, the youngest of four children born to Jewish parents: Samuel Sacks, a Lithuanian Jewish doctor (died June 1990), and Muriel Elsie Landau, one of the first female surgeons in Eng…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
2006year
New York Cityattested
“The IMNF again bestowed a Music Has Power Award on him in 2006 to commemorate "his 40 years at Beth Abraham and honour his outstanding contributions in support of music therapy and the effect of music on the human brain and mind." Sacks…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
2012year
New York Universityattested
“He returned to New York University School of Medicine in 2012, serving as a professor of neurology and consulting neurologist in the school's epilepsy centre.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
2012year
New York University School of Medicineattested
“He returned to New York University School of Medicine in 2012, serving as a professor of neurology and consulting neurologist in the school's epilepsy centre.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
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Places Oliver Sacks is documented in
New York University2 presences · 1966 to 2012
New York University School of Medicine2 presences · 1966 to 2012
Canada1 presence · 1960England1 presence · 1990London1 presence · 1956New York City1 presence · 2006University of Oxford1 presence · 1956Canadian Rockies1 presence · 1960
Cricklewood1 presence · 1990
The Queen's College, Oxford1 presence · 1951
Yeshiva University1 presence · 1966
Other places tied to Oliver Sacks in the record
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December 1939month
Londonmentioned
“In December 1939, when Sacks was six years old, he and his older brother Michael were evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, and sent to a boarding school in the English Midlands where he remained until 1943.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1956year
Oxfordmentioned
“The first half studying medicine at Oxford is pre-clinical, and he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in physiology and biology in 1956.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1958year
Oxfordmentioned
“In 1958, he graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM BCh) degrees, and, as was usual at Oxford, his BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
9 July 1960exact date
Montrealmentioned
“Sacks left Britain and flew to Montreal, Canada, on 9 July 1960, his 27th birthday.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1961year
United Statesmentioned
“In 1961 he arrived in the United States, completing an internship at Mt.”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
1990year
Beth Abraham Hospitalmentioned
“His book Awakenings, upon which the 1990 feature film of the same name is based, describes his experiences using the new drug levodopa on post-encephalitic patients at the Beth Abraham Hospital, later Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitati…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
2010year
Salford, Greater Manchestermentioned
“Composer and friend of Sacks Tobias Picker composed a ballet inspired by Awakenings for the Rambert Dance Company, which was premiered by Rambert in Salford, UK in 2010; In 2022, Picker premiered an opera of Awakenings at Opera Theatre o…”
source: Wikipedia: Oliver Sacks
Documented at the same place, the same year
Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)The Queen's College, Oxford · 1951Harold UreyLondon · 1956Mohamed MorsiNew York City · 2012Tommy HilfigerNew York City · 2012J. L. AustinThe Queen's College, Oxford · 1951W. H. AudenUniversity of Oxford · 1956Patti SmithCBGB · 2006Nicolás MaduroCBGB · 2006Larry HagmanCBGB · 2006Thaksin ShinawatraCBGB · 2006Ava GardnerWestminster, London · 1990Keith JarrettWestminster, London · 1990
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