Hurwitz

Article summary

Hurwitz is one of the variants of a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin (for historical background see the Horowitz page). Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Hurwitz (1859–1919), German mathematician *Andrew D. Hurwitz (born 1947), American judge *David Hurwitz (disambiguation), multiple people *Edward Hurwitz (born 1931), American diplomat *Emanuel Hurwitz (1919–2006), British violinist *Gregg Hurwitz, American novelist *Henry Hurwitz Jr. (1918–1992), nuclear physicist *Hyman Hurwitz (1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England *Jake Hurwitz (born 1985), American comedian, writer and actor *Jerard Hurwitz (1928–2019), American biochemist *Johanna Hurwitz (born 1937), American children's author *Jon Hurwitz (born 1977), American screenwriter *Jonty Hurwitz (born 1969), electrical engineer and sculptor *Justin Hurwitz (born 1985), American composer *Lazar Lipman Hurwitz (1815–1852), editor and writer *Leo Hurwitz (1909–1991), American documentary film maker *Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi *Mitchell Hurwitz, American television writer and producer *Shelley Hurwitz, American biostatistician *Shmuel Hurwitz, Israeli agronomist *Shmuel Hurvits, Yiddish poet *T.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1942 — 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 "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1337183194