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Eric Abbott

Eric Symes Abbott KCVO (26 May 1906 – 6 June 1983) was an English Anglican priest and academic administrator. He only spent three years in parish ministry, before beginning a career as a chaplain and academic administrator. He was warden of Lincoln Theological College from 1936 to 1945, and dean of King's College, London from 1945 to 1955. He moved into secular leadership as warden of Keble College, Oxford from 1956 to 1960. His final post was as Dean of Westminster from 1959 until he retired in 1974.

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Eric Symes Abbott KCVO (26 May 1906 – 6 June 1983) was an English Anglican priest and academic administrator. He only spent three years in parish ministry, before beginning a career as a chaplain and academic administrator. He was warden of Lincoln Theological College from 1936 to 1945, and dean of King's College, London from 1945 to 1955. He moved into secular leadership as warden of Keble College, Oxford from 1956 to 1960. His final post was as Dean of Westminster from 1959 until he retired in 1974.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1906-05-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1906-05-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374978055

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