Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Simone Weil across 5 places, from 1909 to 1935.
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Simone Adolphine Weil (3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, mystic and political activist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Simone Weil was documented, and when
3 February 1909exact date
Rostov-on-Donattested“Weil was born in her parents' apartment in Paris on 3 February 1909, the daughter of Bernard Weil (1872–1955), a medical doctor from an agnostic Alsatian Jewish background who moved to Paris after the German annexation of Alsace–Lorraine…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
3 February 1909exact date
Belgiumattested“Weil was born in her parents' apartment in Paris on 3 February 1909, the daughter of Bernard Weil (1872–1955), a medical doctor from an agnostic Alsatian Jewish background who moved to Paris after the German annexation of Alsace–Lorraine…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
3 February 1909exact date
Parisattested“Weil was born in her parents' apartment in Paris on 3 February 1909, the daughter of Bernard Weil (1872–1955), a medical doctor from an agnostic Alsatian Jewish background who moved to Paris after the German annexation of Alsace–Lorraine…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1935year
Póvoa de Varzimattested“Weil was attracted to the Christian faith beginning in 1935, when she had the first of three pivotal religious experiences: being moved by the beauty of villagers singing hymns in a procession she stumbled across while on holiday to Port…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1935year
Portugalattested“Weil was attracted to the Christian faith beginning in 1935, when she had the first of three pivotal religious experiences: being moved by the beauty of villagers singing hymns in a procession she stumbled across while on holiday to Port…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
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1932year
Germanymentioned“In 1932, Weil visited Germany to help Marxist activists, who were at the time considered to be the strongest and best organised communists in Western Europe, but Weil considered them no match for the up-and-coming fascists.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1933year
Auxerrementioned“In 1933, Weil was dismissed from a teaching job in Auxerre and transferred to Roanne.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1933year
Roannementioned“In 1933, Weil was dismissed from a teaching job in Auxerre and transferred to Roanne.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1935year
Bourgesmentioned“In 1935, she began teaching in Bourges and started Entre Nous, a journal that was produced and written by factory workers.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
October 1936month
Perdigueramentioned“About a month after Weil departed, her former unit was nearly wiped out at an engagement in Perdiguera in October 1936, with every woman in the group being killed.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1937year
Assisimentioned“Weil later wrote "the conviction was suddenly borne in upon her that Christianity is pre-eminently the religion of slaves, that slaves cannot help belonging to it, and she among others." While in Assisi during the spring of 1937, Weil ex…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1937year
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angelimentioned“Weil later wrote "the conviction was suddenly borne in upon her that Christianity is pre-eminently the religion of slaves, that slaves cannot help belonging to it, and she among others." While in Assisi during the spring of 1937, Weil ex…”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
1942year
United Statesmentioned“In 1942, Weil travelled to the United States with her family.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
May 1943month
Thame Parkmentioned“In May 1943, preparations were underway to send her to Thame Park in Oxfordshire for training, but the plan was cancelled soon after, as her failing health became known.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
May 1943month
Oxfordshirementioned“In May 1943, preparations were underway to send her to Thame Park in Oxfordshire for training, but the plan was cancelled soon after, as her failing health became known.”source: Wikipedia: Simone Weil
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