Gerrit

Article summary

Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "brave with the spear", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard. People with this name include: * Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet * Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect * Gerrit Badenhorst (born 1962), South African powerlifter and professional strongman competitor * Gerrit Battem (c. 1636 – 1684), Dutch landscape painter * Gerrit Beneker (1882–1934), American painter and illustrator * Gerrit Berckheyde (1638–1698), Dutch painter * Gerrit Berkhoff (1901–1996), Dutch chemist and university rector * Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903–1996), Dutch theologian * Gerrit Berveling (born 1944), Dutch Esperanto author * Gerrit Blaauw (1924–2018), Dutch computer engineer * Gerrit de Blanken (1894–1961), Dutch pottery artist * Gerrit van Bloclant (1578–1650), Dutch Renaissance painter * Gerrit Bol (1906–1989), Dutch mathematician * Gerrit Braamcamp (1699–1771), Dutch distiller, timber merchant and art collector * Gerrit den Braber (1929–1997), Dutch songwriter and lyricist * Gerrit Broekstra (born 1941), Dutch scientist and professor * Gerrit Cole (born 1990), American baseball pitcher * Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp (c. 1565–1644), Dutch painter and stained glass artist * Gerrit J.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1937 — 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 "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. 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=1366681764