Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Oscar Wilde across 4 places, from 1896 to 1900.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 to 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Oscar Wilde is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Oscar Wilde was documented, and when
29 March 1896exact date
HM Prison Readingattested“About five months after Wilde arrived at Reading Gaol (Jail), Charles Thomas Wooldridge, a trooper in the Royal Horse Guards, was brought to Reading to await his trial for murdering his wife on 29 March 1896; on 17 June Wooldridge was se…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1897year
Englandattested“But tell it in England, for it will entirely restore my character'." Wilde spent mid-1897 with Robert Ross in the seaside village of Berneval-le-Grand in northern France, where he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol, narrating the execution…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1897year
Naplesattested“During the latter part of 1897, Wilde and Douglas lived together near Naples for a few months until they were separated by their families under the threat of cutting off all funds.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1900year
Sicilyattested“"I dreamt that I had died, and was supping with the dead!" "I am sure," Turner replied, "that you must have been the life and soul of the party." In early 1900 in Sicily, Oscar Wilde became involved in a relationship with the 15 year old…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
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In each of these, a source puts Oscar Wilde and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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1864 to 1871period
Portora Royal Schoolmentioned“He joined his brother Willie at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, which he attended from 1864 to 1871.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1864 to 1871period
Enniskillenmentioned“He joined his brother Willie at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, which he attended from 1864 to 1871.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1871 to 1874period
Trinity College Dublinmentioned“Wilde left Portora with a royal scholarship to read classics at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), from 1871 to 1874, sharing rooms with his older brother Willie Wilde.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1875 to 1885period
Englandmentioned“Marriageable age (and the age of consent) in England was 16 at the time, having been 13 as recently as 1885: the Offences against the Person Act 1875 raised the age of consent to 13 years old, and a decade later, the Criminal Law Amendme…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1877year
Romementioned“In 1877, Wilde was left speechless after an audience with Pope Pius IX in Rome.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1878year
Brompton Oratorymentioned“He became more serious in 1878, when he met the Reverend Sebastian Bowden, a priest in the Brompton Oratory who had received some high-profile converts.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1878year
Irelandmentioned“This he did in 1878, only briefly visiting Ireland twice after that.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
November 1881month
Londonmentioned“A one-off performance in London was advertised in November 1881 with Mrs.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
22 January 1882exact date
Leadville, Coloradomentioned“When the National Republican discussed Wilde, it was to explain 'a few items as to the animal's pedigree.' And on 22 January 1882, the Washington Post illustrated the Wild Man of Borneo alongside Oscar Wilde of England and asked 'How far…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
22 January 1882exact date
San Franciscomentioned“When the National Republican discussed Wilde, it was to explain 'a few items as to the animal's pedigree.' And on 22 January 1882, the Washington Post illustrated the Wild Man of Borneo alongside Oscar Wilde of England and asked 'How far…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
22 January 1882exact date
Americamentioned“When the National Republican discussed Wilde, it was to explain 'a few items as to the animal's pedigree.' And on 22 January 1882, the Washington Post illustrated the Wild Man of Borneo alongside Oscar Wilde of England and asked 'How far…”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
May 1883month
Parismentioned“His earnings, plus expected income from The Duchess of Padua, allowed him to move to Paris between February and mid-May 1883.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1884year
Dublinmentioned“She happened to be visiting Dublin in 1884 when Wilde was lecturing at the Gaiety Theatre.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
1884year
Gaiety Theatre, Dublinmentioned“She happened to be visiting Dublin in 1884 when Wilde was lecturing at the Gaiety Theatre.”source: Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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