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Wassily Leontief

1905 to 1999 5 documented presences 5 places

Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Wassily Leontief across 5 places, from 1905 to 1999. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Wassily Wassilyevich Leontief (August 5, 1905 – February 5, 1999) was a Soviet-American economist known for his research on input–output analysis and how changes in one economic sector may affect other sectors.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Wassily Leontief was documented, and when

5 August 1905exact date
Munichattested “Wassily Leontief was born on August 5, 1905, in Munich, German Empire, the son of Wassily W.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief
1928year
Humboldt University of Berlinattested “He continued his studies at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin and, in 1928, earned a Ph.D.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief
1928year
Berlinattested “He continued his studies at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin and, in 1928, earned a Ph.D.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief
5 February 1999exact date
New Yorkattested “Leontief died in New York City on Friday, February 5, 1999, at the age of 93.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief
5 February 1999exact date
New York Cityattested “Leontief died in New York City on Friday, February 5, 1999, at the age of 93.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief

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Places Wassily Leontief is documented in

Berlin1 presence · 1928Humboldt University of Berlin1 presence · 1928Munich1 presence · 1905New York1 presence · 1999New York City1 presence · 1999

Other places tied to Wassily Leontief in the record

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1929year
Chinamentioned “In 1929, he traveled to China to assist its ministry of railroads as an advisor.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief
1931year
United Statesmentioned “In 1931, he went to the United States and was employed by the National Bureau of Economic Research.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief
1949year
Harvardmentioned “In 1949, Leontief used an early computer at Harvard and data from the U.S.” source: Wikipedia: Wassily Leontief

Documented at the same place, the same year

Michael JacksonNew York City · 1999MobyNew York City · 1999John HeartfieldMunich · 1905Helmut KohlNew York City · 1999Hugo ChávezNew York City · 1999Lothar MatthäusNew York City · 1999Nassim Nicholas TalebNew York City · 1999Walter GropiusBerlin · 1928Carl SchmittBerlin · 1928Kurt WeillBerlin · 1928Joseph L. MankiewiczBerlin · 1928Naum GaboBerlin · 1928

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