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Otto Warburg (botanist)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “german botanist and industrial agriculture expert”. Today it says “german-jewish botanist”.
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Otto Warburg (1859–1938), was a German botanist .1 He was also a notable industrial agriculture expert, as well as an active member of the Zionist Organization (ZO).2 From 1911–21, he served as the president of the ZO, which among other things, sought 'for the Jewish people a publicly and legally assured home in Palestine ." JAFI: Zionist Congresses: First Congress - Basle (Basel), 18973
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german botanist and industrial agriculture expert
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german-jewish botanist
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