Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Paul Simon across 6 places, from 1941 to 1970.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Paul Simon is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Paul Simon was documented, and when
13 October 1941exact date
Newark, New Jerseyattested“Simon was born on October 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, to Hungarian-Jewish parents.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1964year
Brentwood, Essexattested“When Simon moved to England in 1964, he met Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Chitty at the first English folk club he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, where Chitty worked part-time selling tickets.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1964year
Englandattested“When Simon moved to England in 1964, he met Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Chitty at the first English folk club he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, where Chitty worked part-time selling tickets.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1965year
Londonattested“In 1965, after the album's release, Simon moved to London and performed in folk clubs.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1970year
New York Universityattested“In 1970, Simon taught songwriting at New York University.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1970year
New Yorkattested“In 1970, Simon taught songwriting at New York University.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
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In each of these, a source puts Paul Simon and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that Paul Simon was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1945year
Kew Gardens Hills, Queensmentioned“In 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1945year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1945year
New York Citymentioned“In 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1959year
New Yorkmentioned“He worked enthusiastically on the project for many years, and described it as "a New York Puerto Rican story based on events that happened in 1959—events that I remembered." The musical told the story of a real-life Puerto Rican youth, S…”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1963year
Forest Hills High School (New York)mentioned“After graduating from Forest Hills High School, Simon majored in English at Queens College and graduated in 1963.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1963year
Queens Collegementioned“After graduating from Forest Hills High School, Simon majored in English at Queens College and graduated in 1963.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1963year
Queensmentioned“After graduating from Forest Hills High School, Simon majored in English at Queens College and graduated in 1963.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
1970year
Englandmentioned“He enjoyed his time in England and said in 1970, "I had a lot of friends there and a girlfriend.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
April 1972month
Clevelandmentioned“In April 1972, he performed at the Cleveland Arena alongside Joni Mitchell and James Taylor in a benefit concert for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
April 1972month
Cleveland Arenamentioned“In April 1972, he performed at the Cleveland Arena alongside Joni Mitchell and James Taylor in a benefit concert for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
3 May 1976exact date
Madison Square Gardenmentioned“On May 3, 1976, Simon put together a benefit show at Madison Square Garden for the New York Public Library that raised over $30,000.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Simon
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
Quo Fuit will never say they met without a source that says so.
How to read this page
Every line above is a dated fact taken from a source, with the sentence it came from and a link
back to it. Nothing is inferred, and a gap in the record is not evidence that someone was elsewhere.
A tag says how the fact is carried by its source: documented a structured,
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.
Sentences quoted from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Public domain books come from
Project Gutenberg. Quo Fuit claims no rights over these sources.
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