Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Terry Pratchett across 3 places, from 1948 to 1957.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Terry Pratchett was documented, and when
28 April 1948exact date
Beaconsfieldattested“Pratchett was born on 28 April 1948 in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England, the only child of David (1921–2006), a mechanic, and Eileen Pratchett (1922–2010), a secretary, of Hay-on-Wye.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
28 April 1948exact date
Buckinghamshireattested“Pratchett was born on 28 April 1948 in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England, the only child of David (1921–2006), a mechanic, and Eileen Pratchett (1922–2010), a secretary, of Hay-on-Wye.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
1957year
Bridgwaterattested“Pratchett's family moved to Bridgwater, Somerset, briefly in 1957.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
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1958year
High Wycombe Technical High Schoolmentioned“He passed his eleven plus exam in 1958, earning a place at High Wycombe Technical High School, where he was a key member of the debating society and wrote stories for the school magazine.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
Broad Chalkementioned“In 1993 the family moved to Broad Chalke, a village west of Salisbury, Wiltshire.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
1995year
Eocenementioned“In 1995, a fossil of a sea-turtle from the Eocene epoch of New Zealand was named Psephophorus terrypratchetti in his honour by the paleontologist Richard Köhler (his Discworld being a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants w…”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
1995year
Borneomentioned“His activities included visiting Borneo with a Channel 4 film crew to make an episode of Jungle Quest in 1995, seeing orangutans in their natural habitat.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
2005year
United Statesmentioned“In the United States, where his books are published by HarperCollins, Pratchett had poorer sales, marketing and distribution until 2005, when Thud!”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
2009year
Taiwanmentioned“He travelled on a cruise ship from Taiwan to watch the 2009 solar eclipse.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
2013year
Beaconsfieldmentioned“In 2013 he gave a talk at Beaconsfield Library, which he had visited as a child, and donated the income from the event to it.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
2015year
University of South Australiamentioned“In 2015, Pratchett's estate announced an endowment in perpetuity to the University of South Australia.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
25 March 2015exact date
Salisburymentioned“Pratchett's humanist funeral service was held in Salisbury on 25 March 2015.”source: Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett
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