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2 corrections found
He became an Indian citizen in 1989
The year is wrong: reliable obituaries report that Laurie Baker became an Indian citizen in 1988, not 1989.
Full reasoning
Multiple independent sources give 1988 as the year Laurie Baker received Indian citizenship.
- The Guardian obituary states: "Baker became an Indian citizen in 1988; two years later he was given one of India's highest civilian honours..."
- The Los Angeles Times obituary likewise says he "received Indian citizenship in 1988."
So the statement that he became an Indian citizen in 1989 is contradicted by these sources.
2 sources
- Laurie Baker | India | The Guardian
Baker became an Indian citizen in 1988; two years later he was given one of India's highest civilian honours, the Padma Shree.
- Laurie Baker, 90; architect built affordable homes for India's poor - Los Angeles Times
He stayed in the country, moving to Trivandrum in 1970 and receiving Indian citizenship in 1988.
Lawrence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker
His first name is misspelled here. Credible sources give his full name as Laurence Wilfred Baker, not Lawrence Wilfred Baker.
Full reasoning
This version of the article gives Baker's full name as "Lawrence Wilfred Baker", but multiple reliable sources identify him as Laurence Wilfred Baker.
- The Guardian obituary ends with: "Laurence Wilfred Baker, architect, born March 2 1917; died April 1 2007."
- The Los Angeles Times obituary says: "Laurence Wilfred Baker was born March 2, 1917, in Birmingham, England..."
That means the article's spelling Lawrence is incorrect for his full given name.
2 sources
- Laurie Baker | India | The Guardian
· Laurence Wilfred Baker, architect, born March 2 1917; died April 1 2007
- Laurie Baker, 90; architect built affordable homes for India's poor - Los Angeles Times
Laurence Wilfred Baker was born March 2, 1917, in Birmingham, England, where he trained as an architect.