Abramowicz

Article summary

Abramowicz, Abramovich, Abramowitz, and Abramovitz are variant spellings of a name meaning "son of Abraham" among Slavic language speaking peoples; it is a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews, for whom it is commonly Hebraized to Ben-Avraham (בן-אברהם) upon immigration to Israel. A similar surname of peoples from the former Yugoslavia is Abramović. Some people with these names include: Abramowicz (Polish) * Andrzej Abramowicz (died 1763), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman * Danny Abramowicz (born 1945), American football player * Daria Abramowicz (born 1987), Polish sports psychologist * Dawid Abramowicz (born 1991), Polish footballer * Kazimierz Abramowicz (1889–1936), Polish mathematician * Leo Abramowicz (1889–1978), Jewish Austrian painter * Manuel Abramowicz (born 1967), Belgian reporter * Michel Abramowicz (born 1950), French cinematographer * Sławomir Abramowicz (born 2004), Polish footballer * Tomasz Abramowicz (born 1979), Polish footballer * Witold Abramowicz, Polish scientist, academic * Yehuda Meir Abramowicz (1914–2007), Israeli rabbi and politician Abramovich ( ) * Alexander Abramovich (Alexander "Sasha" Argov; 1914–95), Russian-born Israeli composer * Freddy Nieuchowicz Abramovich (born 1968), Uruguayan radio and television presenter.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1960". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366705988