Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Othniel Charles Marsh across 8 places, from 1831 to 1899.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 – March 18, 1899) was an American professor of paleontology.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Othniel Charles Marsh was documented, and when
29 October 1831exact date
Lockport (city), New Yorkattested“Othniel Charles Marsh was born on October 29, 1831, near Lockport, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1836year
Bradford, Massachusettsattested“Caleb remarried in 1836 and Othniel moved with the family to Bradford, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1836year
Bradfordattested“Caleb remarried in 1836 and Othniel moved with the family to Bradford, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1863year
University of Berlinattested“While studying at the University of Berlin in late 1863, the 32-year-old Marsh first met 25-year-old Edward Drinker Cope, who was also on a scientific tour of Europe.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1868year
Omahaattested“In 1868, after visiting Chicago for a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Marsh elected to join other members to Omaha on a "geological excursion"; it was Marsh's first trip to the far western United Stat…”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1868year
Chicagoattested“In 1868, after visiting Chicago for a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Marsh elected to join other members to Omaha on a "geological excursion"; it was Marsh's first trip to the far western United Stat…”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
June 1879month
Como Bluffattested“As competition from Cope and other bonehunters increased, Marsh sent Lakes to assist Reed, and Marsh would visit Como Bluff himself in June 1879.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
Other places tied to Othniel Charles Marsh in the record
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1847year
Wilson (village), New Yorkmentioned“By 1847, Othniel was attending school at the Wilson Collegiate Institute, and later attended the Lockport Union School.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1851year
Phillips Academymentioned“With Peabody's financial assistance (spurred by Marsh's aunt, Judith), Marsh enrolled in Phillips Academy in 1851.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
August 1865month
Americamentioned“After a salmon fishing excursion with Peabody in Ireland, Marsh returned to America in July or August 1865.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
August 1865month
Irelandmentioned“After a salmon fishing excursion with Peabody in Ireland, Marsh returned to America in July or August 1865.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1866year
Yalementioned“Marsh had expected Peabody's gift would have resulted in a position at Yale, but it took until 1866 when Yale established a chair of paleontology at the university.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
30 June 1870exact date
New Havenmentioned“Plans for a prospecting trip were delayed due to conflict with Native American tribes, and Marsh's first trip started west from New Haven on June 30, 1870.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1886year
Harvard Universitymentioned“He received honorary degrees from Harvard University and Heidelberg University in 1886.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1889year
Como Bluffmentioned“Marsh's men would prospect at Como Bluff until 1889, maintaining an edge in gathering the fossils there.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1897year
Russiamentioned“By the time of a trip to Russia in 1897, Marsh was in increasingly poor health and having trouble getting around.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
13 December 1897exact date
French Academymentioned“On December 13, 1897, Marsh received the Cuvier Prize from the French Academy of Sciences, only the third American to have received the honor.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
1898year
Yalementioned“In 1898 Marsh bequeathed his collections to Yale, writing that he hoped they would finish publishing the results of his trips west.”source: Wikipedia: Othniel Charles Marsh
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