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Broun

Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Broun (1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns *Alex Broun (born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter *Dauvit Broun (born 1961), Scottish historian *Elizabeth Broun (born 1946), American museum director *Frank Broun (1876–1930), Australian politician *Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist *Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun *Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author *Jeremy Broun, British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician *John Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India *Jorge Broun (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer *Maurice Broun (1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist *Paul Broun (born 1946), US Congressman from Georgia *Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia *Thomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist *William Leroy Broun (1827–1902), President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

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Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Broun (1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns *Alex Broun (born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter *Dauvit Broun (born 1961), Scottish historian *Elizabeth Broun (born 1946), American museum director *Frank Broun (1876–1930), Australian politician *Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist *Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun *Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author *Jeremy Broun, British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician *John Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India *Jorge Broun (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer *Maurice Broun (1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist *Paul Broun (born 1946), US Congressman from Georgia *Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia *Thomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist *William Leroy Broun (1827–1902), President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1965 — 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 "1965". 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=1346477690

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