Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Sinclair Lewis across 9 places, from 1903 to 1951.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Sinclair Lewis is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Sinclair Lewis was documented, and when
1903 to 1908period
Helicon Home Colonyattested“He entered Yale in 1903, but did not receive his bachelor's degree until 1908, taking time off to work at Helicon Home Colony, Upton Sinclair's cooperative-living colony in Englewood, New Jersey, and to travel to Panama.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1903 to 1908period
Englewood, New Jerseyattested“He entered Yale in 1903, but did not receive his bachelor's degree until 1908, taking time off to work at Helicon Home Colony, Upton Sinclair's cooperative-living colony in Englewood, New Jersey, and to travel to Panama.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1903 to 1908period
Panamaattested“He entered Yale in 1903, but did not receive his bachelor's degree until 1908, taking time off to work at Helicon Home Colony, Upton Sinclair's cooperative-living colony in Englewood, New Jersey, and to travel to Panama.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1903 to 1908period
Yaleattested“He entered Yale in 1903, but did not receive his bachelor's degree until 1908, taking time off to work at Helicon Home Colony, Upton Sinclair's cooperative-living colony in Englewood, New Jersey, and to travel to Panama.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1910year
New York (state)attested“In fall 1910, Lewis moved to New York to work for Frederick A.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1928year
Russiaattested“Thompson initially made the accusation in 1928 regarding her work "The New Russia" and Dreiser's "Dreiser Goes to Russia", though The New York Times also linked the dispute to competition between Dreiser and Lewis over the Nobel Prize.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1930year
United Statesattested“In 1930 Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first writer from the United States to receive the award, after he had been nominated by Henrik Schück, member of the Swedish Academy.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1943year
Hollywoodattested“In 1943, Lewis went to Hollywood to work on a script with Dore Schary, who had just resigned as executive head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's low-budget film department to concentrate on writing and producing his own films.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
10 January 1951exact date
Romeattested“Lewis died in Rome from advanced alcoholism, on January 10, 1951, aged 65.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
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1902year
Yale Universitymentioned“In late 1902, Lewis left home for a year at Oberlin Academy (the then-preparatory department of Oberlin College) to qualify for acceptance at Yale University.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1902year
Oberlin Academymentioned“In late 1902, Lewis left home for a year at Oberlin Academy (the then-preparatory department of Oberlin College) to qualify for acceptance at Yale University.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1908year
Waterloo, Iowamentioned“In the summer of 1908, Lewis worked as an editorial writer at a newspaper in Waterloo, Iowa.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1937year
Austen Riggs Centermentioned“After an alcoholic binge in 1937, Lewis checked in for treatment to the Austen Riggs Center, a psychiatric hospital in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
1937year
Stockbridge, Massachusettsmentioned“After an alcoholic binge in 1937, Lewis checked in for treatment to the Austen Riggs Center, a psychiatric hospital in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis
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