Eric Blom

Article summary

Eric Walter Blom (20 August 1888 11 April 1959) was a British music lexicographer, music critic and writer. He is best known as the editor of the 5th edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1954).

Key claims

1. date of death: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1959-04-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1980 — 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 death is "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1959-04-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1366683024