Daniel Ost

Article summary

Daniel Ost (born 5 August 1955) is a Belgian floral artist, floral designer and garden architect. CBS News has described him as "the world's leading flower designer" while The New York Times says that "to call him a master flower designer is akin to calling Annie Leibovitz a shutterbug". His clientele includes numerous royal families, sheikhs, multinational organisations and humanitarian organisations like UNICEF.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1955-08-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1979 — 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 "1955-08-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1374210229