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Gessen

The surname Gessen is a transliteration of the Russian spelling "Гессен" of the surname of Russified persons coming from the House of Hesse, including the last ruling Russian Empress Alix of Hesse: , . The surname may refer to: *Boris Hessen (1893–1936), Soviet physicist, philosopher, and historian of science, whose surname is sometimes transliterated as Gessen * (1866–1943), Russian lawyer, statesman, and essayist *Keith Gessen (born 1975), Russian-born American novelist, journalist, and editor *Masha Gessen (born 1967), Russian and American journalist, author, translator, and activist * (1887–1950), Russian philosopher, educator and publisher *Vladimir Gessen (disambiguation), which may refer to: **Vladimir Augusto Gessen Rodríguez, Venezuelan politician, journalist and psychologist **Vladimir Matveevich Gessen (1868–1920), Russian jurist and politician

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The surname Gessen is a transliteration of the Russian spelling "Гессен" of the surname of Russified persons coming from the House of Hesse, including the last ruling Russian Empress Alix of Hesse: , . The surname may refer to: *Boris Hessen (1893–1936), Soviet physicist, philosopher, and historian of science, whose surname is sometimes transliterated as Gessen * (1866–1943), Russian lawyer, statesman, and essayist *Keith Gessen (born 1975), Russian-born American novelist, journalist, and editor *Masha Gessen (born 1967), Russian and American journalist, author, translator, and activist * (1887–1950), Russian philosopher, educator and publisher *Vladimir Gessen (disambiguation), which may refer to: **Vladimir Augusto Gessen Rodríguez, Venezuelan politician, journalist and psychologist **Vladimir Matveevich Gessen (1868–1920), Russian jurist and politician

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  1. date of birth: 1975 — 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 "1975". 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=1344466085

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