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Bergmann

Bergmann is a German or Swedish surname. It means "mountain man" in both languages, as well as "miner" in German. Bergman is also a common surname in the United States, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. The surname may refer to: *Art Bergmann (born 1953), Canadian rock singer-songwriter *Carl Bergmann, (1814–1865) German anatomist, physiologist, and biologist who developed Bergmann's rule *Carl Bergmann (1821–1876), German-American cellist and conductor *Carl Bergmann (1874–1935), German secretary of state *Daniel Bergmann (born 1962), Czech filmmaker and media mogul (son of Pavel) *Eirikur Bergmann (born 1969), Icelandic writer and professor of political science *Ernst Bergmann (1881–1945), German philosopher and proponent of Nazism *Ernst David Bergmann (1903–1975), Israeli nuclear scientist and chemist who found a nuclear program (brother of Theodor, the agronomist) *Ernst von Bergmann (1836–1907), Baltic German surgeon who introduced principles of aseptic surgery * *Frithjof Bergmann (1930–2021), German philosophy professor *Princess Gisela Bergmann (born 1990), Liechtensteiner businesswoman *Gretel Bergmann (1914–2017), Jewish athlete who competed as a high jumper in Germany during the 1930s *Heinrich Bergmann (?–?), head of the Criminal Division of the German Kripo in German-occupied Estonia *Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861–1936), Austrian foundry owner *Hugo Bergmann (1883…

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Bergmann is a German or Swedish surname. It means "mountain man" in both languages, as well as "miner" in German. Bergman is also a common surname in the United States, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. The surname may refer to: *Art Bergmann (born 1953), Canadian rock singer-songwriter *Carl Bergmann, (1814–1865) German anatomist, physiologist, and biologist who developed Bergmann's rule *Carl Bergmann (1821–1876), German-American cellist and conductor *Carl Bergmann (1874–1935), German secretary of state *Daniel Bergmann (born 1962), Czech filmmaker and media mogul (son of Pavel) *Eirikur Bergmann (born 1969), Icelandic writer and professor of political science *Ernst Bergmann (1881–1945), German philosopher and proponent of Nazism *Ernst David Bergmann (1903–1975), Israeli nuclear scientist and chemist who found a nuclear program (brother of Theodor, the agronomist) *Ernst von Bergmann (1836–1907), Baltic German surgeon who introduced principles of aseptic surgery * *Frithjof Bergmann (1930–2021), German philosophy professor *Princess Gisela Bergmann (born 1990), Liechtensteiner businesswoman *Gretel Bergmann (1914–2017), Jewish athlete who competed as a high jumper in Germany during the 1930s *Heinrich Bergmann (?–?), head of the Criminal Division of the German Kripo in German-occupied Estonia *Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861–1936), Austrian foundry owner *Hugo Bergmann (1883…

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  1. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1970 — 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 "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1369897483

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