Fritsch

Article summary

Fritsch is a German surname. Like Fritsche, Fritzsch and Fritzsche, it is a patronymic derived from Friedrich. As an author citation in botany, it refers to Karl Fritsch (1864–1934). Notable people with the surname include: *Ahasverus Fritsch (1629–1701), German jurist, poet and hymn writer *Antonin Fritsch (1832–1913), Czech palaeontologist *Bayley Fritsch (born 1996), professional Australian rules footballer *Bernard Joseph Fritsch (1881–1951), Australian rules footballer *Brad Fritsch (born 1977), Canadian professional golfer *Eberhard Ludwig Cäsar Fritsch (died 1974), editor and publisher of the pro-Nazi monthly magazine in Argentina Der Weg *Edward F. Fritsch (born 1950), scientist *Elizabeth Fritsch (born 1940), British potter *Eloy Fernando Fritsch (born 1968), Brazilian electronic musician *Felix Eugen Fritsch, English phycologist *Ferdinand Fritsch (1898-1966/7), Austrian football manager *Florian Fritsch (born 1985), German professional golfer *Frederick William Fritsch (born 1954), American former bobsleigh athlete *Gerhard Fritsch (1924–1969), Austrian novelist and poet *Gunther von Fritsch (1906–1988), film director *Gustav Fritsch (1837–1927), German physiologist *Hans Fritsch (1911–1987), German discus thrower *Heinrich Fritsch (1844–1915), German gynecologist and obstetrician * (1931–2010), German Green Party politician *Jamie Fritsch (born 1985), American forme…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1950 — 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 "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1359085255