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Walter Bradford Cannon

1871 to 1945 6 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Walter Bradford Cannon across 4 places, from 1871 to 1945. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Walter Bradford Cannon (October 19, 1871 – October 1, 1945) was an American physiologist, professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Walter Bradford Cannon was documented, and when

19 October 1871exact date
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsinattested “Cannon was born on October 19, 1871, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the son of Colbert Hanchett Cannon and his wife Wilma Denio.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1896year
Harvard Medical Schoolattested “Upon finishing his undergraduate studies in 1896, Cannon entered Harvard Medical School.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1896year
Harvardattested “Upon finishing his undergraduate studies in 1896, Cannon entered Harvard Medical School.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1906 to 1942period
Harvard Medical Schoolattested “In 1906, Cannon succeeded Bowditch as the Higginson Professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School until 1942.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1906 to 1942period
Harvardattested “In 1906, Cannon succeeded Bowditch as the Higginson Professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School until 1942.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1 October 1945exact date
Franklin, New Hampshireattested “Cannon died on October 1, 1945, aged 73, in Franklin, New Hampshire.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon

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Places Walter Bradford Cannon is documented in

Harvard2 presences · 1896 to 1906
Harvard Medical School2 presences · 1896 to 1906
Franklin, New Hampshire1 presence · 1945
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin1 presence · 1871

Other places tied to Walter Bradford Cannon in the record

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1877year
Massachusetts General Hospitalmentioned “His sister Ida Maud Cannon (1877-1960) became a noted hospital social worker at Massachusetts General Hospital.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1877year
Massachusettsmentioned “His sister Ida Maud Cannon (1877-1960) became a noted hospital social worker at Massachusetts General Hospital.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1892year
Harvard Universitymentioned “"Miss May" Newson motivated him and helped him take his academic skills into Harvard University in 1892.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
19 July 1901exact date
Montanamentioned “On July 19, 1901, during their honeymoon in Montana, they were the first people to reach the summit of the unclimbed southwest peak (2657 m or 8716 ft) of Goat Mountain, between Lake McDonald and Logan Pass.” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon
1906 to 1914period
American Academy of Arts and Sciencesmentioned “All I need is fifty cents for a haircut once a month, and fifty cents a day to get lunch." Cannon was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1906, the American Philosophical Society in 1908, and the United States Nationa…” source: Wikipedia: Walter Bradford Cannon

Documented at the same place, the same year

Helen KellerRadcliffe College · 1896T. S. EliotHarvard College · 1906

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