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René Guénon

1886 to 1951 3 documented presences 2 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for René Guénon across 2 places, from 1886 to 1904. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

René Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon (15 November 1886 – 7 January 1951), also known as Abdalwahid Yahia, was a French-Egyptian intellectual who wrote on topics ranging from esotericism, "sacred science" and "traditional studies" to symbolism and initiation.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where René Guénon was documented, and when

1886year
Bloisattested “René Guénon was born in 1886 in Blois in central France from Paris.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon
1886year
Parisattested “René Guénon was born in 1886 in Blois in central France from Paris.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon
1904year
Parisattested “By 1904, Guénon was living as a student in Paris, where his studies focused on mathematics and philosophy.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon

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Places René Guénon is documented in

Paris2 presences · 1886 to 1904
Blois1 presence · 1886

Other places tied to René Guénon in the record

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1887 to 1891period
Tonkinmentioned “Pouvourville was initiated into Taoism in Tonkin, Vietnam (circa 1887–1891) by a village chief: the Tong-Song-Luat (the 'Master of Sentences').” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon
1905year
Parismentioned “In Paris in 1905, due to his health problems he abandoned the preparation for the prestigious and admission competitions.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon
1917year
Sétifmentioned “In 1917, Guénon began a one-year stay at Sétif, Algeria, teaching philosophy to college students.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon
17 December 1925exact date
La Sorbonnementioned “Guénon gave a conference at La Sorbonne on December 17, 1925.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon
1930year
Parismentioned “In 1930, Guénon left Paris for Cairo, where he met with Abdalhaqq-Léon Champrenaud, and Abdalhadi Alaqhili, formerly known as John-Gustaf Aguéli, to be initiated into a Sufi order of Islam.” source: Wikipedia: René Guénon

Documented at the same place, the same year

Vincent van GoghParis · 1886Theo van Gogh (art dealer)Paris · 1886Maria Sophie of BavariaParis · 1886Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and AvondaleParis · 1886Arthur RubinsteinParis · 1904Frédéric Auguste BartholdiParis · 1904Hector GuimardParis · 1904Ève CurieParis · 1904Rudolf von LabanParis · 1904Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikParis · 1904

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