Wikipedia's first sentence called it “english traveller and diplomatic advisor”. Today it says “english traveller”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “British politician (1879–1919)”. It now reads “British politician (1879–1919) Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Mark Sykes , 6th baronet, ( 1879 - 1919 ) was an English traveller and diplomatic advisor, particularly about matters respecting the Middle East at the time of World War One .1He will always be associated with the Sykes-Picot Agreement , drawn up while the war was in progress, regarding the apportionment of postwar spheres of interest in the Ottoman Empire to Britain , France and Russia .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (born Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes ) (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician and diplomatic adviser, particularly about matters respecting the Middle East at the time of World War I . He is associated with the Sykes-Picot Agreement , drawn up while the war was in progress, regarding the apportionment of postwar spheres of interest in the Ottoman Empire to Britain , France and Russia .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (born Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes ; 16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician and diplomatic adviser, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First World War . He is associated with the Sykes-Picot Agreement , drawn up while the war was in progress, regarding the apportionment of postwar spheres of interest in the Ottoman Empire to Britain, France and Russia.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First World War .He is associated with the Sykes–Picot Agreement , drawn up while the war was in progress regarding the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by Britain , France and Russia , and was a key negotiator of the Balfour Declaration .Although a great supporter of Zionism during the First World War , his views changed in the year prior to his death.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First World War . He is associated with the Sykes–Picot Agreement , drawn up while the war was in progress regarding the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the United Kingdom , France and the Russian Empire , and was a key negotiator of the Balfour Declaration .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First World War . He is associated with the Sykes–Picot Agreement , drawn up while the war was in progress regarding the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the United Kingdom , France , and the Russian Empire , and was a key negotiator of the Balfour Declaration .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “english traveller and diplomatic advisor”. Today it says “english traveller”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “British politician (1879–1919)”. It now reads “British politician (1879–1919) Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto”. Read the current article and compare.
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english traveller and diplomatic advisor
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english traveller
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