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Ascher

Ascher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daisy Ascher (1944–2003), Mexican photographer * Fritz Ascher (1893–1970), German artist * John Ascher, entomologist * Joseph Ascher (1829–1869), Dutch composer and court pianist to Eugénie de Montijo * Kate Ascher, author and executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation * Kenneth Lee Ascher (born 1944), American jazz pianist and composer * Leo Ascher (1880–1942), Jewish composer * Marcia Ascher (1935–2013), American mathematician * Mathias Ascher (pseudonym of Nathan Birnbaum) (1864–1937), Austrian Jewish journalist and philosopher * Peter-Wolf Ascher (1939–2023), Austrian neurosurgeon * Saul Ascher (1767–1822), Jewish narrative writer and publicist * Tova Ascher, Israeli female film editor and director * William Ascher (born 1947), American professor of public policy * Zika Ascher (1910–1992), Czech refugee textile designer and manufacturer in London and Paris

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Ascher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daisy Ascher (1944–2003), Mexican photographer * Fritz Ascher (1893–1970), German artist * John Ascher, entomologist * Joseph Ascher (1829–1869), Dutch composer and court pianist to Eugénie de Montijo * Kate Ascher, author and executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation * Kenneth Lee Ascher (born 1944), American jazz pianist and composer * Leo Ascher (1880–1942), Jewish composer * Marcia Ascher (1935–2013), American mathematician * Mathias Ascher (pseudonym of Nathan Birnbaum) (1864–1937), Austrian Jewish journalist and philosopher * Peter-Wolf Ascher (1939–2023), Austrian neurosurgeon * Saul Ascher (1767–1822), Jewish narrative writer and publicist * Tova Ascher, Israeli female film editor and director * William Ascher (born 1947), American professor of public policy * Zika Ascher (1910–1992), Czech refugee textile designer and manufacturer in London and Paris

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1944 — 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 "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1317261357

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