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Wiktor Ormicki
Wiktor Ormicki (born Wiktor Rudolf Nusbaum; 1 February 1898 – 17 September 1941) was a Polish geographer and cartographer, and a university professor. A specialist in economical geography and demography, he served at various posts in the Jagiellonian University, Free Polish University, Higher Trade School of Kraków and Lwów University. He was the author of a major study, Rozwój polskiej myśli geograficzno-gospodarczej 1866–1929 (1932). In 1924, he changed his last name to Ormicki. He was of Jewish descent. Arrested by the Germans during World War II in Sonderaktion Krakau, he was murdered in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
Article summary
Wiktor Ormicki (born Wiktor Rudolf Nusbaum; 1 February 1898 – 17 September 1941) was a Polish geographer and cartographer, and a university professor. A specialist in economical geography and demography, he served at various posts in the Jagiellonian University, Free Polish University, Higher Trade School of Kraków and Lwów University. He was the author of a major study, Rozwój polskiej myśli geograficzno-gospodarczej 1866–1929 (1932). In 1924, he changed his last name to Ormicki. He was of Jewish descent. Arrested by the Germans during World War II in Sonderaktion Krakau, he was murdered in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
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- date of birth: 1898-02-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1898-02-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- 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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