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Goethals

Goethals is a Dutch surname originating in Flanders. It seems to be derived from Goedaels, meaning "good ale", and, equivalent to the English and German surnames Goodale and Gutbier, would have referred to a brewer. People with the surname include: *Angela Goethals (born 1977), American actress *Christian Goethals (1928–2003), Belgian racing driver *Félix Goethals (1891–1962), French road bicycle racer *Félix Victor Goethals (1798–1872), Belgian historian, librarian and genealogist *George Washington Goethals (1858–1928), American army officer and civil engineer *Guy Goethals (born 1952), Belgian football referee *Henry Goethals (c.1217–1293), Flemish scholastic philosopher *Lucien Goethals (1931–2006), Belgian composer *Paul Goethals (1832–1901), Belgian Jesuit priest, first Catholic archbishop of Calcutta *Pieter Goethals (1826–1860), Flemish victim of judicial error, beheaded for a murder he did not commit *Raymond Goethals (1921–2004), Belgian football coach *Robert Goethals (1922–2011), Belgian football coach *Thomás Goethals (born 1983), Dutch/Mexican DJ

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Goethals is a Dutch surname originating in Flanders. It seems to be derived from Goedaels, meaning "good ale", and, equivalent to the English and German surnames Goodale and Gutbier, would have referred to a brewer. People with the surname include: *Angela Goethals (born 1977), American actress *Christian Goethals (1928–2003), Belgian racing driver *Félix Goethals (1891–1962), French road bicycle racer *Félix Victor Goethals (1798–1872), Belgian historian, librarian and genealogist *George Washington Goethals (1858–1928), American army officer and civil engineer *Guy Goethals (born 1952), Belgian football referee *Henry Goethals (c.1217–1293), Flemish scholastic philosopher *Lucien Goethals (1931–2006), Belgian composer *Paul Goethals (1832–1901), Belgian Jesuit priest, first Catholic archbishop of Calcutta *Pieter Goethals (1826–1860), Flemish victim of judicial error, beheaded for a murder he did not commit *Raymond Goethals (1921–2004), Belgian football coach *Robert Goethals (1922–2011), Belgian football coach *Thomás Goethals (born 1983), Dutch/Mexican DJ

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1977 — 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 "1977". 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=1312750737

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