Bowerman

Article summary

Bowerman is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Bowerman (1873–1959), English cricket player *Andy Bowerman (born 1967), British Anglican priest *Bill Bowerman (1911–1999), American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike *C. W. Bowerman (1851–1947), British trade unionist and politician *Cristina Bowerman, Italian chef *Edward LeRoy Bowerman (1892–1977), Canadian politician *Elsie Bowerman (1889–1973), British lawyer, suffragette and Titanic survivor *Frank Bowerman (1868–1948), American baseball player *Fred William Bowerman (1893–1953), American bank robber *Jay Bowerman (1876–1957), American politician *Karen Bowerman, British journalist *Lisa Bowerman (born 1962), British actress *Mary Bowerman (1908–2005), American botanist *Melissa Bowerman (1942–2011), linguist *Ralph Lee Bowerman (1934–2015), American musician *William Bowerman (died 1590), English politician

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1962 — 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 "1967". 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. 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=1369680016