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Story:
Henry Fischel was the first person
who invented the "EXAMS". Please forward to all students.. He has
spoilt the fun of our life.
Other
Versions
This is Henry Mishel - the first
American person who invented the "EXAMS".
Hoax or Fact:
Possibly
Hoax.
Analysis:
These
picture messages shared online in various versions and languages claim to show
an American person called Henry Fischel (or Henry Mishel) who supposedly is the
first person to invent Exams. The claims are possibly hoax.
Concept of Exams
The first
country to implement a nationwide standardized test was ancient China. Called
as the imperial examination, established by the Sui Dynasty in 605 AD, it was
meant to select able candidates for specific governmental positions. This
system was abolished by the Qing Dynasty 1300 years later in 1905, but England
adopted this examination system in 1806 for Her Majesty's Civil Service, and
was later applied to education, which further influenced other parts of the
world gradually. This is how the concept of examinations for students
developed.
Unrelated Pictures
The first
picture in question, said to be Henry Fischel, is in fact, Henry Kimball Hadley (20 December 1871 – 6
September 1937), an American composer and conductor who is not related to the
concept of education or exams. The second (and third) pictures in Image
Gallery, also shown as the Henry Fischel who invented exams, is actually Henry Detlev Fishel, a
psychotherapist in New York; nothing relating him to exams again.
Possible Origin
There’s another person Henry A. Fischel who is also attributed to the
invention of exams. Henry A. Fischel (November 20, 1913, Bonn - March 20, 2008)
was a professor emeritus of Near Eastern languages and cultures at Indiana
University. He was an influential figure in founding the Jewish Studies Program
and the department of Religious Studies at Indiana University. You can read
more about him here. It appears like; this
might be misunderstood or misinterpreted to convey that Henry Fischel is the
first person to invent exams. Notably, the stories are mostly shared on humor
platforms. So the claims that an American person called Henry Fischel (or Henry
Mishel) is the first person to invent exams as such are possibly hoax.
