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William Petty

1623 to 1687 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for William Petty across 3 places, from 1646 to 1685. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Sir William Petty (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William Petty was documented, and when

24 June 1646exact date
Brasenose Collegeattested “After the Third Siege of Oxford had resulted in the garrison surrendering to the parliamentarians on 24 June 1646, Petty arrived in the town and was offered a fellowship at Brasenose College and studied medicine at the University.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty
24 June 1646exact date
University of Oxfordattested “After the Third Siege of Oxford had resulted in the garrison surrendering to the parliamentarians on 24 June 1646, Petty arrived in the town and was offered a fellowship at Brasenose College and studied medicine at the University.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty
1685 to 1687period
Londonattested “Returning ultimately to London in 1685, he died in 1687.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty

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Places William Petty is documented in

London1 presence · 1685University of Oxford1 presence · 1646
Brasenose College1 presence · 1646

Other places tied to William Petty in the record

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1651year
Brasenose Collegementioned “By 1651, Petty was an anatomy instructor at Brasenose College, Oxford, as deputy to Thomas Clayton the younger.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty
1652year
Irelandmentioned “In 1652, he took a leave of absence and travelled with Oliver Cromwell's army in Ireland as physician-general, responsible to Cromwell's son-in-law, Charles Fleetwood.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty
1659year
Englandmentioned “Back in England, as a Cromwellian supporter, he ran successfully for Parliament in 1659 for West Looe.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty
1664year
Portomentioned “He had become convinced of the superiority of double-hulled boats, although they were not always successful; a ship called the Experiment reached Porto in 1664, but sank on the way back.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty
1685year
Irelandmentioned “He remained in Ireland until 1685.” source: Wikipedia: William Petty

Documented at the same place, the same year

Charles II of EnglandPalace of Whitehall · 1685Christopher WrenPalace of Whitehall · 1685Prince George of DenmarkPalace of Whitehall · 1685

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