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j.p.s · 06-15-2019, 07:24 PM

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Some of the references to entity 4, Dr. Lawrence Wharton Jr, are actually
entity 72, Lawrence Lacks, Henrietta's son.

Entity 33 is the person Johns Hopkins, but only 1 of the 30 Xray id 33
references are to him. The rest are to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, so
these should be for id 150.

The description for entity 128 is for the surname Hopkins, but all the
references are for the Johns Hopkins Hospital, id 150.

Many of the Xray entity 138 (Margaret Gey) are for Margaret, a cousin of
Henrietta Lacks.

David Lacks, entity 47 and Henrietta's husband, is frequently referred to
in the book as Day. None of these references are in Xray.

Entity 73, "Cousin Cliff", misidentified as Cliff Holman, is the same
person as entity 78, Cliff Garret, brother of Fred Garret and Henrietta's
cousin.

Entity 109, "(the) South", the southern United States, is misidentified as
South, a direction.

Most of the 5 references to entity 162, Joseph Kelly, are actually for
Howard Kelly or Jacques Kelly.

Entity 9, Ethel, is identified as the name Ethel, rather than the wife of
Henrietta's cousin Galen.

Some instances of entity 76, Henrietta's cousin "Crazy Joe" are Henrietta's
son Joe, AKA Zakariyya, entity 70.

Some of the instances of entity 92, Dr. George Gey are for other people.

The description for entity 161, Ruby Lacks, is for the gemstone ruby.

Chester Southam, chief of virology at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer
Research, mentioned 56 times in the book, is not in X-ray even though he has
a wikipedia page.

The description for entity 70, Zakariyya, should be more clear that he is
Henrietta's son.

There are only 28 xray references to entity 46, Henrietta's husband David Lacks,
probably because most mentions of him in the book refer to him by his nickname
Day.

The description for entity 36, Bobbette Lack's friend Gardenia is for the flower
gardenia.

The description for entity 2, Deborah Lacks' grandson Alfred is for Eadward
Alfred Little, (1859 - 1934), who is not mentioned in the book.

Some of the references for entity 15, Deborah Lacks' husband Afred are actually
entity 79 Deborah Lacks' son Afred.

The description (and name) for entity 154, Deborah Lacks' daughter LaTonya, is for Mary J. Blige.

The description for entity 75, Michael Gold, the author of "Conspiracy of Cells", is for Itzok Isaac Granich, whose pen name was Michael Gold.

06-15-2019, 07:24 PM	#14
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,800 Karma: 103362673 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Some of the references to entity 4, Dr. Lawrence Wharton Jr, are actually entity 72, Lawrence Lacks, Henrietta's son. Entity 33 is the person Johns Hopkins, but only 1 of the 30 Xray id 33 references are to him. The rest are to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, so these should be for id 150. The description for entity 128 is for the surname Hopkins, but all the references are for the Johns Hopkins Hospital, id 150. Many of the Xray entity 138 (Margaret Gey) are for Margaret, a cousin of Henrietta Lacks. David Lacks, entity 47 and Henrietta's husband, is frequently referred to in the book as Day. None of these references are in Xray. Entity 73, "Cousin Cliff", misidentified as Cliff Holman, is the same person as entity 78, Cliff Garret, brother of Fred Garret and Henrietta's cousin. Entity 109, "(the) South", the southern United States, is misidentified as South, a direction. Most of the 5 references to entity 162, Joseph Kelly, are actually for Howard Kelly or Jacques Kelly. Entity 9, Ethel, is identified as the name Ethel, rather than the wife of Henrietta's cousin Galen. Some instances of entity 76, Henrietta's cousin "Crazy Joe" are Henrietta's son Joe, AKA Zakariyya, entity 70. Some of the instances of entity 92, Dr. George Gey are for other people. The description for entity 161, Ruby Lacks, is for the gemstone ruby. Chester Southam, chief of virology at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, mentioned 56 times in the book, is not in X-ray even though he has a wikipedia page. The description for entity 70, Zakariyya, should be more clear that he is Henrietta's son. There are only 28 xray references to entity 46, Henrietta's husband David Lacks, probably because most mentions of him in the book refer to him by his nickname Day. The description for entity 36, Bobbette Lack's friend Gardenia is for the flower gardenia. The description for entity 2, Deborah Lacks' grandson Alfred is for Eadward Alfred Little, (1859 - 1934), who is not mentioned in the book. Some of the references for entity 15, Deborah Lacks' husband Afred are actually entity 79 Deborah Lacks' son Afred. The description (and name) for entity 154, Deborah Lacks' daughter LaTonya, is for Mary J. Blige. The description for entity 75, Michael Gold, the author of "Conspiracy of Cells", is for Itzok Isaac Granich, whose pen name was Michael Gold.