Gamča

Article summary

Gamča ( ), today officially Gymnázium, Grösslingová 18, Bratislava, is a public coeducational gymnasium located in Bratislava, Slovakia. It educates around 600 pupils in 8-year long and 4-year long programs leading to Maturita. It was founded in 1626 by Peter Cardinal Pazmáň (Péter Pázmany) as Collegium Posoniense. Gamča's focus on mathematics, natural sciences and computer sciences brought 56 of its students to successfully represent Slovakia (Czechoslovakia) at the International Mathematical Olympiad, 26 students at the International Physics Olympiad and 14 at the International Olympiad in Informatics in the past 35 years. Since 1988, the school's popular "Olympic games" (Olympijské hry), OH Gamča, are held annually.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1626 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1626-09-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. students: 26 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1626". What evidence would count against this claim?
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5. The record states that the students is "26 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341766312