Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Paul Verlaine across 4 places, from 1853 to 1896.
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Paul Marie Verlaine (30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet, writer and critic associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist and Decadent movements.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Paul Verlaine was documented, and when
17 April 1853exact date
Nogent-le-Rotrouattested“Mathilde Sophie Marie Mauté de Fleurville (17 April 1853 – 13 November 1914), who was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou and died in Nice, married Verlaine on 11 August 1870 at Notre-Dame de Clignancourt.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
17 April 1853exact date
Niceattested“Mathilde Sophie Marie Mauté de Fleurville (17 April 1853 – 13 November 1914), who was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou and died in Nice, married Verlaine on 11 August 1870 at Notre-Dame de Clignancourt.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
17 April 1853exact date
Notre-Dame de Clignancourtattested“Mathilde Sophie Marie Mauté de Fleurville (17 April 1853 – 13 November 1914), who was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou and died in Nice, married Verlaine on 11 August 1870 at Notre-Dame de Clignancourt.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
8 January 1896exact date
Parisattested“He died in Paris at the age of 51 on 8 January 1896; he was buried in the Cimetière des Batignolles (he was first buried in the 20th division, but his grave was moved to the 11th division—on the roundabout, a much better location—when th…”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
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August 1871month
Parismentioned“Verlaine returned to Paris in August 1871, and, in September, received the first letter from fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud, who admired his poetry.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
1872year
Parismentioned“Verlaine urged Rimbaud to come to Paris, and by 1872, he had lost interest in Mathilde, and effectively abandoned her and their son, preferring the company of Rimbaud, who was by now his lover.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
1872year
Londonmentioned“Rimbaud and Verlaine's stormy affair took them to London in 1872.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
1877year
Third French Republicmentioned“Verlaine returned to France in 1877 and, while teaching English at a school in Rethel, fell in love with one of his pupils, Lucien Létinois, who inspired Verlaine to write further poems.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
1877year
Rethelmentioned“Verlaine returned to France in 1877 and, while teaching English at a school in Rethel, fell in love with one of his pupils, Lucien Létinois, who inspired Verlaine to write further poems.”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
8 January 1896exact date
Cimetière des Batignollesmentioned“He died in Paris at the age of 51 on 8 January 1896; he was buried in the Cimetière des Batignolles (he was first buried in the 20th division, but his grave was moved to the 11th division—on the roundabout, a much better location—when th…”source: Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine
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