Cotterill

Article summary

Cotterill is a surname, and may refer to: *Arthur Cotterill (1848–1902), New Zealand cricketer and lawyer, whose four brothers and three sons all played first-class cricket *Colin Cotterill (born 1952), an Anglo-Australian teacher, writer and cartoonist *David Cotterill (born 1987), a Welsh footballer *George Edward Cotterill (1839–1913), an English cricketer who played for Sussex *George Huth Cotterill (1868–1950), an England international footballer, son of George Edward Cotterill *George F. Cotterill (1865–1958), a Seattle, Washington engineer (1890s) and politician (1910s) *Henry Cotterill (1812–1886) Bishop of Edinburgh *James Cotterill (born 1982), a retired English footballer *Joseph Cotterill (1851–1933), an English cricketer who played for Sussex, brother of George Edward Cotterill *Mark Cotterill (born 1960), the founder and former chairman of the England First Party *Murray Cotterill (died 1995), a Canadian trade union activist *Rodney Cotterill (1933–2007), an Anglo–Danish physicist and neuroscientist *Steve Cotterill (born 1964), an English footballer and manager * Thomas Cotterill (1779–1823), an English hymn-writer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1982 — 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 "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1982". 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=1316272794