Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Rasmus Rask across 5 places, from 1808 to 1832.
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Rasmus Kristian Rask (born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist, philologist and a principal founder of the science of comparative linguistics.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1808year
Copenhagenattested“In 1808, Rask traveled to Copenhagen to continue his studies at the University of Copenhagen, where he stayed in the Regensen dormitory.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1817year
Swedenattested“During his time in Sweden, he took a short trip to Finland to study Finnish and published his Anglo-Saxon Grammar (1817) in Swedish.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1817year
Finlandattested“During his time in Sweden, he took a short trip to Finland to study Finnish and published his Anglo-Saxon Grammar (1817) in Swedish.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1824 to 1828period
Denmarkattested“After his return to Denmark, Rask published Spanish Grammar (1824), Frisian Grammar (1825), Essay on Danish Orthography (1826), Treatise respecting the Ancient Egyptian Chronology (1827), Italian Grammar (1827), and Ancient Jewish Chrono…”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1825year
University of Copenhagenattested“In 1825, he was appointed a professor of literary history, and in 1829, and as a librarian at the University of Copenhagen.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1832year
Copenhagenattested“He died of tuberculosis in Copenhagen in 1832, at Badstuestræde 17, where a plaque commemorating him is found.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
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1791year
University of Copenhagenmentioned“One of his friends from Latin school, Niels Matthias Petersen (1791–1862), who went on to be the first professor of Nordic languages at the University of Copenhagen, later remarked that "His short stature, his lively eyes, the ease with…”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1801year
Odensementioned“As a child, Rask's scholastic abilities became apparent, and, in 1801, at the age of thirteen, he was sent to the Latin school in Odense, now known as the Odense Katedralskole.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1811 to 1812period
Swedenmentioned“In 1811, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters put out a call for a prize essay on the topic of language history that would "use historical critique and fitting examples to illuminate the source whence the old Scandinavian ton…”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1813 to 1815period
Icelandmentioned“From 1813 to 1815, Rask visited Iceland, where he became fluent in Icelandic and familiarized himself with Icelandic literature and customs.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1814year
Arnamagnæan Institutementioned“When he returned to Denmark, he was recommended to the Arnamagnæan Institute, which hired him to edit Björn Halldórsson's Icelandic Lexicon (1814), which had long remained in manuscript.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1814year
Denmarkmentioned“When he returned to Denmark, he was recommended to the Arnamagnæan Institute, which hired him to edit Björn Halldórsson's Icelandic Lexicon (1814), which had long remained in manuscript.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1814year
University of Copenhagenmentioned“In 1814, after returning from Iceland, Rask worked as a sub-librarian at the University of Copenhagen library.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1814year
Icelandmentioned“In 1814, after returning from Iceland, Rask worked as a sub-librarian at the University of Copenhagen library.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
October 1816month
Denmarkmentioned“In October 1816, Rask left Denmark on a literary expedition funded by the monarchy to investigate Asian languages and collect manuscripts for the University of Copenhagen library.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
Bushehrmentioned“In 1820, he traveled from Bushehr, Persia to Mumbai, India (then called Bombay), and during his residence there, he wrote (in English) "A Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Zend Language" (1821).”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1820 to 1821period
Mumbaimentioned“In 1820, he traveled from Bushehr, Persia to Mumbai, India (then called Bombay), and during his residence there, he wrote (in English) "A Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Zend Language" (1821).”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1822year
Indiamentioned“From Bombay, he traveled through India to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), arriving in 1822.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
1822year
Sri Lankamentioned“From Bombay, he traveled through India to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), arriving in 1822.”source: Wikipedia: Rasmus Rask
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