Wernher von Braun
1912 to 1977
13 documented presences
12 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for Wernher von Braun across 12 places, from 1912 to 1977. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German American aerospace engineer and space architect.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Wernher von Braun was documented, and when
23 March 1912exact date
Province of Posenattested
“Wernher von Braun was born on 23 March 1912, in the small town of Wirsitz in the Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (then part of the German Empire, now part of Poland).”
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October 1931month
ETH Zürichattested
“He also studied at ETH Zürich for a term from June to October 1931.”
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1933year
Germanyattested
“In 1933, von Braun was working on his creative doctorate when the Nazi Party came to power in a coalition government in Germany; rocketry was almost immediately moved onto the national agenda.”
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1934year
University of Berlinattested
“Wanting to learn more about physics, chemistry, and astronomy, von Braun entered the Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin for doctoral studies and graduated with a doctorate in physics in 1934.”
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1944year
Englandattested
“may have been rather crude by present-day standards, but they blazed the trail and incorporated many features used in our most modern rockets and space vehicles." Goddard confirmed his work was used by von Braun in 1944, shortly before t…”
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February 1945month
Mittelwerkattested
“Deciding that Kammler's order was their best bet to defect to the Americans, von Braun fabricated documents and transported 500 of his affiliates to the area around Mittelwerk, where they resumed their work in Bleicherode and surrounding…”
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February 1945month
Bleicherodeattested
“Deciding that Kammler's order was their best bet to defect to the Americans, von Braun fabricated documents and transported 500 of his affiliates to the area around Mittelwerk, where they resumed their work in Bleicherode and surrounding…”
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1 March 1947exact date
Landshutattested
“He married her in a Lutheran church in Landshut, Bavaria, on 1 March 1947, having received permission to go back to Germany and return with his wife.”
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1 March 1947exact date
Germanyattested
“He married her in a Lutheran church in Landshut, Bavaria, on 1 March 1947, having received permission to go back to Germany and return with his wife.”
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8 December 1948exact date
Fort Blissattested
“On 8 December 1948, the von Brauns' first daughter together, Iris Careen, was born at Fort Bliss Army Hospital.”
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1952 to 1956period
Redstone Arsenalattested
“From 1952 to 1956, von Braun led the Army's rocket development team at Redstone Arsenal, resulting in the Redstone rocket, which was used for the first live nuclear ballistic missile tests conducted by the United States.”
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16 June 1977exact date
Alexandria, Virginiaattested
“Von Braun died on 16 June 1977 of pancreatic cancer in Alexandria, Virginia, at age 65.”
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16 June 1977exact date
Alexandriaattested
“Von Braun died on 16 June 1977 of pancreatic cancer in Alexandria, Virginia, at age 65.”
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Places Wernher von Braun is documented in
Germany2 presences · 1933 to 1947Alexandria1 presence · 1977England1 presence · 1944University of Berlin1 presence · 1934
Alexandria, Virginia1 presence · 1977
Bleicherode1 presence · 1945
ETH Zürich1 presence · 1931
Fort Bliss1 presence · 1948
Landshut1 presence · 1947
Mittelwerk1 presence · 1945
Province of Posen1 presence · 1912
Redstone Arsenal1 presence · 1952
Other places tied to Wernher von Braun in the record
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1915year
Berlinmentioned
“The family moved to Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1915, where his father worked at the Ministry of the Interior.”
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1925year
Ettersburgmentioned
“Beginning in 1925, he attended a boarding school at Ettersburg Castle near Weimar, Free State of Thuringia, where he did not do well in physics and mathematics.”
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1925year
Weimarmentioned
“Beginning in 1925, he attended a boarding school at Ettersburg Castle near Weimar, Free State of Thuringia, where he did not do well in physics and mathematics.”
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10 June 1928exact date
Fort Blissmentioned
“During his stay at Fort Bliss, von Braun proposed marriage to Maria Luise von Quistorp (10 June 1928 – 20 January 2025), his maternal first cousin, in a letter to his father.”
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1931year
Switzerlandmentioned
“During a period in 1931, von Braun attended the ETH Zürich in Switzerland.”
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1932year
Technische Universität Berlinmentioned
“In 1932, von Braun received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Technische Hochschule Berlin, Germany.”
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1936year
Kummersdorfmentioned
“Doug Millard of the Science Museum, London states: In 1936, von Braun's rocketry team working at Kummersdorf investigated installing liquid-fuelled rockets in aircraft.”
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June 1937month
Neuhardenbergmentioned
“And later we will fly to the Moon – with you at the helm!" In June 1937, at Neuhardenberg (a large field about east of Berlin, listed as a reserve airfield in the event of war), one of these latter aircraft was flown with its piston engi…”
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June 1937month
Moonmentioned
“And later we will fly to the Moon – with you at the helm!" In June 1937, at Neuhardenberg (a large field about east of Berlin, listed as a reserve airfield in the event of war), one of these latter aircraft was flown with its piston engi…”
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1939year
Peenemünde Army Research Centermentioned
“In 1939, von Braun was appointed a technical advisor at Peenemünde Army Research Center on the Baltic Sea.”
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1939year
Peenemündementioned
“In 1939, von Braun was appointed a technical advisor at Peenemünde Army Research Center on the Baltic Sea.”
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1940year
Allgemeine-SSmentioned
“In 1940, von Braun joined the SS and was given the rank of Untersturmführer in the Allgemeine-SS and issued membership number 185,068.”
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January 1943month
Berlinmentioned
“In January 1943, von Braun became engaged to Dorothee Brill, a physical education teacher in Berlin, and he sought permission to marry from the SS Race and Settlement Main Office.”
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1943year
Parismentioned
“Later in 1943, he had an affair with a French woman while in Paris preparing V-2 launch sites in northeastern France.”
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April 1943month
1944year
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February 1944month
1945year
9 June 1945exact date
20 September 1945exact date
20 September 1945exact date
1946year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Hans Albert EinsteinETH Zürich · 1931Vladimir VysotskyGermany · 1947Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958)Germany · 1947Elisabeth Noelle-NeumannGermany · 1947Stefan ZweigGermany · 1934Erich FrommGermany · 1934Erich von MansteinGermany · 1934Richard SorgeGermany · 1934Prince Bernhard of Lippe-BiesterfeldGermany · 1934Wilhelm GroenerGermany · 1934Franz SchrekerGermany · 1934Niels BohrLondon · 1944
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