Gerald Sharp

Article summary

Gerald Sharp (27 October 1865 – 30 August 1933) was an English-born Anglican clergyman, who served as Archbishop of Brisbane from 1921 until his death in 1933. Sharp never married. He died of renal failure while still in office on 30 August 1933 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery. Sharp's Roman Catholic counterpart, the long-serving archbishop James Duhig, considered Sharp "the most lovable man I knew".

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1921 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1933-08-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1921". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1933-08-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. 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=1355850240