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Wikipedia's first sentence called it "naval architect". Today it says "polish-born israeli naval architect and one of the founding fathers of the israeli navy". We saved the article's opening at 5 moments between 2010 and 2025, and every claim links the exact revision.

The opening as it read in 2010

Edmond Wilhelm Brillant first row on the right with a pistol PPRD Railway Company C of Hagana Haifa 1939 Edmond Wilhelm Brillant Young Student Hebrew Technion Mechanical Engineering 1936 Edmond Wilhelm Brillant (1916 – 2004) was a naval architect, Hagana member, among the founding fathers of the Israeli navy and was in the ZIM Navigation company the Israeli Merchant Marine. He dedicated his best years for the Navy buildup.¹ Brillant was born in Jaroslaw Galicia , Poland , and was the youngest son among the four sons of the famous pharmacist Wiktor Brillant and his wife Laura Brillant (née Sturmlauf) . Brillant was a flight amateur and joined the gliding club of Jaroslaw at the age of 13 .There he studied building gliders, aircraft, gliding and flight. Brillant graduated from the Augusta Witkowskiego Jaroslaw Gymnasium (high school) in 1934, and started his MD studies.² However, since he had a technical tendency, Brillant started learning accurate mechanics in Lviv .³ He immigrated to Israel (then Palestine ) in 1936 on board of SS Polonia pl:SS Polonia from Port of Constanţa with a Hebrew Technion Certificate , and resided in Haifa .⁴ ZBIGNIEW BILIŃSKI in Polish. 2008 . Bohaterów Monte Cassino w Jarosławiu Wiktor Brillant Pharmacy in Jaroslaw wons third place in an exhibition took place in Jaroslaw Wiki in Polish" . Wikipedia in Polish. 2009 .⁵

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The opening as it stood in 2015 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Edmond Wilhelm Brillant at Port Said , Egypt, in 1942 Edmond Wilhelm Brillant the Levi (1916–2004) was a Polish-born Israeli naval architect, Hagana member, among the founding fathers of the Israeli navy and was notable for assisting the Israeli Merchant Marine in several major projects, including the nations' first passenger liner, the SS Shalom through the ZIM Navigation company, now Zim Integrated Shipping Services . He dedicated his greatest efforts to building up the young states' maritime capability, both civil and military. Brillant was born in Jaroslaw Galicia , Poland , and was the youngest of the four sons of the famous pharmacist Wiktor Brillant and his wife Laura Brillant (née Sturmlauf). Brillant was a flight amateur and joined the gliding club of Jaroslaw at the age of 13. There he studied building gliders, aircraft, gliding and flight. Brillant graduated from the August Witkowski Gymnasium in Jaroslaw (high school) in 1934, and started his MD studies. However, since he had a strong technical aptitude, Brillant started learning precision mechanics in Lviv . He immigrated to Israel (then Palestine ) in 1936 on board of SS Polonia from Port of Constanţa with a Hebrew Technion Certificate , and resided in Haifa .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Edmond Wilhelm Brillant at Port Said , Egypt, in 1942 Edmond Wilhelm Brillant the Levi ( ; 1916–2004) was a Polish-born Israeli naval architect, Hagana member, among the founding fathers of the Israeli navy and was notable for assisting the Israeli Merchant Marine in several major projects, including the nations' first passenger liner, SS Shalom through the ZIM Navigation company, now Zim Integrated Shipping Services . He dedicated his greatest efforts to building up the young states' maritime capability, both civil and military. Brillant was born in Jaroslaw Galicia , Poland , and was the youngest of the four sons of the famous pharmacist Wiktor Brillant and his wife Laura Brillant (née Sturmlauf). Brillant was a flight amateur and joined the gliding club of Jaroslaw at the age of 13. There he studied building gliders, aircraft, gliding and flight. Brillant graduated from the August Witkowski Gymnasium (high school ) in Jaroslaw in 1934, and started his MD studies. However, since he had a strong technical aptitude, Brillant started learning precision mechanics in Lviv . He immigrated to Israel (then Palestine ) in 1936 aboard Polonia from Port of Constanţa with a Hebrew Technion Certificate , and resided in Haifa . At present, named August Witkowski Complex of Schools of Road Building, Surveying and General Education in Jarosław [ PL ]

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 9 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Israeli naval architect Edmond Wilhelm Brillant at Port Said , Egypt, in 1942 Edmond Wilhelm Brillant Halevi ( ; 1916–2004) was a Polish-born Israeli naval architect and one of the founding fathers of the Israeli navy .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Israeli naval architect Edmond Wilhelm Brillant at Port Said , Egypt, in 1942 Edmond Wilhelm Brillant Halevi ( Hebrew : אדמונד וילהלם ברילנט ; 1916–2004) was a Polish-born Israeli naval architect and one of the founding fathers of the Israeli navy .

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