Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Thornton Wilder across 6 places, from 1920 to 1930.
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Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Thornton Wilder was documented, and when
1920 to 1921period
Lawrenceville Schoolattested“After graduating, Wilder went to Italy and studied archaeology and Italian (1920–21) as part of an eight-month residency at The American Academy in Rome, and then taught French at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, be…”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1920 to 1921period
Lawrenceville, New Jerseyattested“After graduating, Wilder went to Italy and studied archaeology and Italian (1920–21) as part of an eight-month residency at The American Academy in Rome, and then taught French at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, be…”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1920 to 1921period
Italyattested“After graduating, Wilder went to Italy and studied archaeology and Italian (1920–21) as part of an eight-month residency at The American Academy in Rome, and then taught French at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, be…”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1920 to 1921period
The American Academyattested“After graduating, Wilder went to Italy and studied archaeology and Italian (1920–21) as part of an eight-month residency at The American Academy in Rome, and then taught French at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, be…”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1920 to 1921period
Romeattested“After graduating, Wilder went to Italy and studied archaeology and Italian (1920–21) as part of an eight-month residency at The American Academy in Rome, and then taught French at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, be…”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1930 to 1937period
University of Chicagoattested“From 1930 to 1937, he taught at the University of Chicago, during which time he translated and adapted André Obey's "Le Viol de Lucrece" (1931) into the play Lucrece which staged on Broadway in 1932.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
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In each of these, a source puts Thornton Wilder and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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1910year
Chinamentioned“And he would retire at the library, his hideaway, learning to distance himself from humiliation and indifference." His family lived for a time in China, where his sister Janet was born in 1910.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1912year
Yantaimentioned“He attended the English China Inland Mission Chefoo School at Yantai, but returned with his mother and siblings to California in 1912 because of the unstable political conditions in China at the time.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1912year
Chinamentioned“He attended the English China Inland Mission Chefoo School at Yantai, but returned with his mother and siblings to California in 1912 because of the unstable political conditions in China at the time.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1912year
Californiamentioned“He attended the English China Inland Mission Chefoo School at Yantai, but returned with his mother and siblings to California in 1912 because of the unstable political conditions in China at the time.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1915year
Berkeley High School (California)mentioned“Thornton graduated from Berkeley High School in 1915.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1920year
Yale Universitymentioned“He attended Oberlin College before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1920 at Yale University, where he refined his writing skills as a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, a literary society.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1926year
Princeton Universitymentioned“He earned his Master of Arts degree in French literature from Princeton University in 1926.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1927year
Perumentioned“The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927) tells the story of several unrelated people who happen to be on a bridge in Peru when it collapses, killing them.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1928year
Lawrenceville Schoolmentioned“He resigned from the Lawrenceville School in 1928.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1930year
Hamden, Connecticutmentioned“From the earnings of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, in 1930 Wilder had a house built for his family in Hamden, Connecticut, designed by Alice Trythall Washburn, one of the few female architects working at the time.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
18 November 1942exact date
New Yorkmentioned“His play The Skin of Our Teeth opened in New York on November 18, 1942, featuring Fredric March and Tallulah Bankhead.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
1945year
Italymentioned“Army Air Force Intelligence, first in Africa, then in Italy until 1945.”source: Wikipedia: Thornton Wilder
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