Gurdev

Article summary

Gurdev is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: * Gurdev Khush (born 1935), an Indian agronomist and geneticist * Gurdev Singh (field hockey) (born 1933), a former Indian field hockey player * Gurdev Singh (musician) (born 1948), an Indian-born musician who lives in London, U.K. * Gurdev Singh Badal (died 2017), an Indian politician * Gurdev Singh Gill (footballer), a former Indian football player * Gurdev Singh Gill (physician) (1931 – 2003), an Indian-Canadian doctor and activist * Gurdev Singh Mann (fl. 2022), an Indian politician * Gurdev Singh Mattu (fl. 2004), an also-ran for the Communist Party of Canada in the 2004 federal election * Gurdev Singh Kaunke (1949 – 1993), an Indian Sikh priest

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2017 — 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 "1935". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2017". 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=1192413732