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Simon Eisner

Simon Eisner (ca. 1907–1999) was chief city planner for Los Angeles, California, between 1943 and 1949 and was designated a National Planning Pioneer by the American Planning Association in 1991. Eisner was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and in 1920 moved to California, where he attended Lincoln High School (Los Angeles) and UCLA. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Between 1937 and 1943, Eisner worked for the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission, then was chief city planning architect for the City of Los Angeles between 1943 and 1949. He co-authored the 1943 Los Angeles Plan for Freeways. He began his own consulting firm in 1950 and completed plans for cities throughout California, including Beverly Hills, Burbank, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara, and cities in the San Gabriel Valley and Riverside and San Bernardino counties. From 1946 to 1964, Eisner taught at the University of Southern California and then was director of the Urban Innovations Group at UCLA. He was the author of a textbook, The Urban Pattern, with Arthur B. Gallion. Eisner had a Distinguished Service Award from the American Institute of Certified Planners, for which he had been nominated as a Fellow.…

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Simon Eisner (ca. 1907–1999) was chief city planner for Los Angeles, California, between 1943 and 1949 and was designated a National Planning Pioneer by the American Planning Association in 1991. Eisner was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and in 1920 moved to California, where he attended Lincoln High School (Los Angeles) and UCLA. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Between 1937 and 1943, Eisner worked for the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission, then was chief city planning architect for the City of Los Angeles between 1943 and 1949. He co-authored the 1943 Los Angeles Plan for Freeways. He began his own consulting firm in 1950 and completed plans for cities throughout California, including Beverly Hills, Burbank, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara, and cities in the San Gabriel Valley and Riverside and San Bernardino counties. From 1946 to 1964, Eisner taught at the University of Southern California and then was director of the Urban Innovations Group at UCLA. He was the author of a textbook, The Urban Pattern, with Arthur B. Gallion. Eisner had a Distinguished Service Award from the American Institute of Certified Planners, for which he had been nominated as a Fellow.…

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  1. date of birth: 1920 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1999-10-28 — 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 birth is "1920". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1999-10-28". 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?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342181308

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