Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Paul Éluard across 5 places, from 1895 to 1952.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Paul Éluard was documented, and when
14 December 1895exact date
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denisattested“Éluard was born on 14 December 1895 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, the son of Eugène Clément Grindel and wife Jeanne-Marie née Cousin.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
April 1914month
Davosattested“At the age of 16, he contracted tuberculosis, interrupted his studies, and remained hospitalized until April 1914 in the Clavadel sanatorium near Davos.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
June 1916month
Hargicourt, Sommeattested“In June 1916, Éluard was sent to Hargicourt to work in one of the military evacuation hospitals, 10 kilometers from the front line.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
28 November 1946exact date
Switzerlandattested“On 28 November 1946, during a stay in Switzerland, Éluard learned of Nusch's sudden death from a stroke.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
18 November 1952exact date
Charenton-le-Pontattested“Paul Éluard died from a heart attack on 18 November 1952 at his home, 52 avenue de Gravelle, in Charenton-le-Pont.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
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1908year
Parismentioned“Around 1908, the family moved to Paris, rue Louis Blanc.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
April 1914month
Parismentioned“In April 1914, Éluard and Gala were both declared healthy again and sent home, to Paris and Moscow respectively.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
November 1921month
Colognementioned“In November 1921, Éluard and Gala visited Max Ernst at his home in Cologne.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
1936year
Spainmentioned“In 1936, in Spain, he learned of the Franquist counterrevolution, against which he protested violently.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
22 June 1940exact date
Parismentioned“The poet told the painter: "You hold the flame between your fingers and paint like a fire." Mobilized in September 1939, he moved to Paris with Nusch after the Armistice of 22 June 1940.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
January 1942month
Vézelaymentioned“In January 1942, he sent her to the home of some of his friends, Christian and Yvonne Zervos, near Vézelay—near the maquis.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
April 1948month
Wrocławmentioned“He was a member of the Congress of Intellectuals for Peace in Wrocław in April 1948, which persuaded Pablo Picasso to also join.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Éluard
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