Jeffreys

Article summary

Jeffreys is a surname that may refer to the following notable people: * Sir Alec Jeffreys (born 1950), British biologist and discoverer of DNA fingerprinting * Anne Jeffreys (1923–2017), American actress and singer * Arthur Frederick Jeffreys (1848–1906), British politician * Bertha Jeffreys (1903–1999), British physicist a.k.a. Bertha Swirles * Charles Jeffreys (1877 – unknown), South African shooter * Edmund Jeffreys (1846–1925), British Royal Navy admiral * Elizabeth Jeffreys (1941–2023), British Byzantinist * Ellen Penelope Jeffreys (1827–1904), New Zealand artist * Garland Jeffreys (born 1943), American musician * George Jeffreys (composer) (c.1610–1685), composer and organist to Charles I * George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (1645–1689), British jurist & politician * George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (British Army officer) (1878–1960), British soldier & politician * George Jeffreys (pastor) (1889–1962), British religious leader * Gina Jeffreys (born 1968), Australian singer * Harold Jeffreys (1891–1989), British mathematician, statistician, geophysicist, and astronomer * J. G. Jeffreys (1893–1977), Australian-born educator * John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809–1885), British malacologist * John R. F.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1809 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1952 — 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 "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1809". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1313552800