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    ‘Mere chips from his workshop’: Gotthard Deutsch’s monumental card index of Jewish history
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    1. chrisaldrich 29 Nov 2023
      However, the miniscule size of ‘facts’ did not neces-sarily reflect Deutsch’s adherence to any theory of information. Instead, it indicated hispersonal interest in distinctions of the smallest scale, vocalized by his motto ‘de minimiscurat historicus’, that history’s minutiae matter.

      Gotthard Deutsch didn't adhere to any particular theory of information when it came to the size of his notes. Instead Jason Lustig indicates that his perspective was influenced by his personal motto 'de minimis curat historicus' (history's minutiae matter), and as a result, he was interested in the smallest of distinctions of fact and evidence. ᔥ

      note size Gotthard Deutsch personal knowledge management historical method mottos ᔥ note lengths facts

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