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Richard St. Barbe Baker
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “english forester”. Today it says “english biologist and botanist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Plaque marking a tree planted by St Barbe Baker in Powerscourt , Enniskerry , Ireland”. It now reads “English biologist and environmental activist (1889–1982)”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Plaque marking a tree planted by St Barbe Baker in Powerscourt , Enniskerry , Ireland Richard St.1 As a leader, he founded an organisation, Men of the Trees , still active today as the International Tree Foundation , whose many chapters carry out reforestation internationally.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “english forester”. Today it says “english biologist and botanist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Plaque marking a tree planted by St Barbe Baker in Powerscourt , Enniskerry , Ireland”. It now reads “English biologist and environmental activist (1889–1982)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
english forester
Now
english biologist and botanist
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