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William Howard Stein

1911 to 1980 8 documented presences 6 places

Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for William Howard Stein across 6 places, from 1911 to 1980. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

William Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his work.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William Howard Stein was documented, and when

25 June 1911exact date
New York Cityattested “Stein was born on June 25, 1911 in New York City into a Jewish family.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
25 June 1911exact date
New York (state)attested “Stein was born on June 25, 1911 in New York City into a Jewish family.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1934year
Harvard Universityattested “He spent one year as a graduate student at Harvard University before transferring to the Department of Biological Chemistry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, in 1934 to focus on biochemistry.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1936year
Columbia Universityattested “In 1936, during his graduate studies at Columbia University, William H.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1961 to 1964period
University of Chicagoattested “In addition to Stein's long-term professorship at Rockefeller Institute, he served as a visiting professor to the University of Chicago in 1961 and Harvard University in 1964.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1961 to 1964period
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Researchattested “In addition to Stein's long-term professorship at Rockefeller Institute, he served as a visiting professor to the University of Chicago in 1961 and Harvard University in 1964.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
2 February 1980exact date
New York Cityattested “Stein died February 2, 1980 in New York City.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
2 February 1980exact date
New York (state)attested “Stein died February 2, 1980 in New York City.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein

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Places William Howard Stein is documented in

New York (state)2 presences · 1911 to 1980New York City2 presences · 1911 to 1980Columbia University1 presence · 1936Harvard University1 presence · 1934University of Chicago1 presence · 1961
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research1 presence · 1961

Other places tied to William Howard Stein in the record

In each of these, a source puts William Howard Stein and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that William Howard Stein was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.

1929year
Harvard Universitymentioned “Stein began his higher education as a chemistry major at Harvard University in 1929.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1934year
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Researchmentioned “Stein was introduced to potassium trioxalatochromate and ammonium rhodanilate by Max Bergmann, a Jewish-German biochemist who fled to the United States in 1934 under threat of Nazi occupation and worked in a laboratory at the Rockefeller…” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1934year
United Statesmentioned “Stein was introduced to potassium trioxalatochromate and ammonium rhodanilate by Max Bergmann, a Jewish-German biochemist who fled to the United States in 1934 under threat of Nazi occupation and worked in a laboratory at the Rockefeller…” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein
1969year
Copenhagenmentioned “In 1969, Stein experienced sudden paralysis, diagnosed as Guillain–Barré syndrome, after developing a fever several days prior during a symposium in Copenhagen.” source: Wikipedia: William Howard Stein

Documented at the same place, the same year

Hannah ArendtUniversity of Chicago · 1961Ruth BenedictColumbia University · 1936Sylvia PlathBoston · 1934John Kenneth GalbraithBoston · 1934Judy GarlandCarnegie Hall · 1961Dashiell HammettCarnegie Hall · 1961David BaltimoreCarnegie Hall · 1961Michel FoucaultNew York University · 1980Jerome BrunerNew York University · 1980Joseph BrodskyNew York University · 1980John MalkovichNew York University · 1980Bill EvansNew York University · 1980

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Sources

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