Eustace

Article summary

Eustace ( ) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: *Εὔσταχυς (Eústachys) meaning "fruitful", "fecund"; literally "abundant in grain"; its Latin equivalents are Faecundus/Fecundus *Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios) meaning "steadfast", "stable"; literally "possessing good stability"; its exact Latin equivalents are Constans and its derivatives, Constantius and Constantinus. Equivalents in other languages include Ostap (Ukrainian, Russian), Eustachy (Polish, Russian), Yevstaphiy (Russian), Eustachio (Italian), Eustache or Eustathe (French), Eustaquio (Spanish), Eustáquio (Portuguese), Eustaqui (Valencian), Ustes (Guyanese) and Eustice (English). The Greek Eústachys is no longer used; Eustáthios/Ευστάθιος (usually transliterated Efstáthios) on the other hand is still popular and often used in the informal or diminutive Στάθης (Státhis). Eustis is a variant spelling.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of death: 1049 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of death: 1215 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of death: 1228 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of death: 1294 — 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 "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of death is "1049". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of death is "1215". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of death is "1228". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of death is "1294". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
10. 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=1365262726