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Buxbaum

Buxbaum is a German surname meaning box tree. Notable people with the surname include: *Franz Buxbaum (1900–1979), Austrian botanist *Friedrich Buxbaum (1869–1948), Austrian cellist *Helmuth Buxbaum (1939–2007), Prussian-born Canadian–American businessman, convict *Johann Christian Buxbaum (1693–1730), German physician and botanist *Joseph Buxbaum, American neuroscientist *Josh Blake (born 1975), born Joshua Buxbaum, American actor *Yitzhak Buxbaum (died 2020), American author and maggid

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Buxbaum is a German surname meaning box tree. Notable people with the surname include: *Franz Buxbaum (1900–1979), Austrian botanist *Friedrich Buxbaum (1869–1948), Austrian cellist *Helmuth Buxbaum (1939–2007), Prussian-born Canadian–American businessman, convict *Johann Christian Buxbaum (1693–1730), German physician and botanist *Joseph Buxbaum, American neuroscientist *Josh Blake (born 1975), born Joshua Buxbaum, American actor *Yitzhak Buxbaum (died 2020), American author and maggid

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  1. date of birth: 1693 — 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 "1693". 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=1337939112

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