Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Srinivasa Ramanujan across 6 places, from 1887 to 1919.
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Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (22 December 1887 to 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Srinivasa Ramanujan was documented, and when
22 December 1887exact date
Erodeattested“Ramanujan (literally, "younger brother of Rama", a Hindu deity) was born in British-ruled India on 22 December 1887 into a Tamil Brahmin Iyengar family in Erode, in modern Tamil Nadu.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
May 1913month
Madrasattested“In May 1913, upon securing a research position at Madras University, Ramanujan moved with his family to Triplicane.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
May 1913month
Triplicaneattested“In May 1913, upon securing a research position at Madras University, Ramanujan moved with his family to Triplicane.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
May 1913month
Madras Universityattested“In May 1913, upon securing a research position at Madras University, Ramanujan moved with his family to Triplicane.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
March 1916month
Proceedings of the London Mathematical Societyattested“Ramanujan was awarded a Bachelor of Arts by Research degree (the predecessor of the PhD degree) in March 1916 for his work on highly composite numbers, sections of the first part of which had been published the preceding year in the Proc…”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
1919 to 1920period
Kumbakonamattested“In 1919, Ramanujan returned to Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency, where he died in 1920 aged 32.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
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Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society1 presence · 1916
Triplicane1 presence · 1913
Other places tied to Srinivasa Ramanujan in the record
In each of these, a source puts Srinivasa Ramanujan and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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August 1905month
Visakhapatnammentioned“In August 1905, Ramanujan ran away from home, heading towards Visakhapatnam, and stayed in Rajahmundry for about a month.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
August 1905month
Rajahmundrymentioned“In August 1905, Ramanujan ran away from home, heading towards Visakhapatnam, and stayed in Rajahmundry for about a month.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
Englandmentioned“On 17 March 1914, Ramanujan travelled to England by ship, leaving his wife to stay with his parents in India.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
17 March 1914exact date
Indiamentioned“On 17 March 1914, Ramanujan travelled to England by ship, leaving his wife to stay with his parents in India.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
6 December 1917exact date
Londonmentioned“On 6 December 1917, Ramanujan was elected to the London Mathematical Society.”source: Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
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