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Robert E. Streeter

Robert Eugene Streeter (1916 – June 22, 2002) was an American academic. Throughout most of his academic career, he administered the University of Chicago. Streeter was born in 1916 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Bucknell University in 1938, while he had a summer job as a sportswriter. He also earned a master's degree in 1940 and a doctorate in 1943, both from Northwestern University. Declared ineligible to serve in World War II, Streeter instead began his teaching career at Bucknell University and Seoul National University in South Korea in 1946. The next year, he started teaching at the University of Chicago as an assistant professor of English literature. He became an associate professor in 1953 and then a professor in 1958, both of which specialized in American literature and culture. Streeter also became a Dean of the College in 1954. At the time, after Robert Maynard Hutchins left the University of Chicago three years prior, a college named after Hutchins was already dismantled. Streeter helped his colleagues form a consensus to build a newer curriculum for students. He became a dean of the humanities division in 1963 and was then re-appointed in 1968. He retired from the University at the age of 70 in 1986. He later became a visiting professor at Colorado College and a visiting scholar of Phi Beta Kappa society.…

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Robert Eugene Streeter (1916 – June 22, 2002) was an American academic. Throughout most of his academic career, he administered the University of Chicago. Streeter was born in 1916 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Bucknell University in 1938, while he had a summer job as a sportswriter. He also earned a master's degree in 1940 and a doctorate in 1943, both from Northwestern University. Declared ineligible to serve in World War II, Streeter instead began his teaching career at Bucknell University and Seoul National University in South Korea in 1946. The next year, he started teaching at the University of Chicago as an assistant professor of English literature. He became an associate professor in 1953 and then a professor in 1958, both of which specialized in American literature and culture. Streeter also became a Dean of the College in 1954. At the time, after Robert Maynard Hutchins left the University of Chicago three years prior, a college named after Hutchins was already dismantled. Streeter helped his colleagues form a consensus to build a newer curriculum for students. He became a dean of the humanities division in 1963 and was then re-appointed in 1968. He retired from the University at the age of 70 in 1986. He later became a visiting professor at Colorado College and a visiting scholar of Phi Beta Kappa society.…

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  1. date of birth: 1916 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 2002-06-22 — 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 "1916". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "2002-06-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. 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=1336802504

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