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Festing

Festing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Festing (born 1941), English portrait painter * Edward Robert Festing (1839–1912), English major-general, chemist, and first Director of the Science Museum in London * Sir Francis Festing (1902–1976), British field marshal * Sir Francis Worgan Festing (1833–1886), British Royal Marines major-general * John Festing (1837–1902), English clergyman who became Bishop of St Albans * Matthew Festing (1949–2021), English Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta * Michael Festing, British research scientist * Michael Christian Festing (1705–1752), English violinist and composer * Sally Festing (born 1938), British biographer and poet * Simon Festing, British activist and executive director of the Research Defence Society

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Festing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Festing (born 1941), English portrait painter * Edward Robert Festing (1839–1912), English major-general, chemist, and first Director of the Science Museum in London * Sir Francis Festing (1902–1976), British field marshal * Sir Francis Worgan Festing (1833–1886), British Royal Marines major-general * John Festing (1837–1902), English clergyman who became Bishop of St Albans * Matthew Festing (1949–2021), English Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta * Michael Festing, British research scientist * Michael Christian Festing (1705–1752), English violinist and composer * Sally Festing (born 1938), British biographer and poet * Simon Festing, British activist and executive director of the Research Defence Society

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1941 — 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 "1941". 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=1060660241

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.