Simon Groot

Article summary

Simon Nanne Groot (25 October 1934 – 6 July 2025) was a Dutch agronomist whose work focused on producing disease resistant crops and improving seed growth and development. He was the founder of the company East-West Seed and was the 2019 winner of the World Food Prize.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1934-10-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2025-07-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2016 — 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 "1934-10-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2025-07-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
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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=1372362931