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Herbert Read

Sir Herbert Edward Read, ( ; 4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As well as being a prominent English anarchist, he was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism. He was co-editor with Michael Fordham and Gerhard Adler of the British edition in English of The Collected Works of C. G. Jung. He was a professor of fine art at Edinburgh University from 1931 to 1933, a lecturer in art at the University of Liverpool (1935-36), Leon Fellow at University of London (1940-42), and Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University (1953-54).

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Sir Herbert Edward Read, ( ; 4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As well as being a prominent English anarchist, he was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism. He was co-editor with Michael Fordham and Gerhard Adler of the British edition in English of The Collected Works of C. G. Jung. He was a professor of fine art at Edinburgh University from 1931 to 1933, a lecturer in art at the University of Liverpool (1935-36), Leon Fellow at University of London (1940-42), and Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University (1953-54).

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  1. date of foundation: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1915 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 1919 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. publication date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 foundation is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1915". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "1919". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1932". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the publication date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. 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=1371705003

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