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Jo Sharp
Joanne Patricia Sharp (born 17 November 1969) is a Scottish geographer. She researches and writes on geopolitics and feminist geography. In April 2022, she became Geographer Royal for Scotland, the first woman to hold the title which was created in 1682. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has been awarded the President's Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
Article summary
Joanne Patricia Sharp (born 17 November 1969) is a Scottish geographer. She researches and writes on geopolitics and feminist geography. In April 2022, she became Geographer Royal for Scotland, the first woman to hold the title which was created in 1682. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has been awarded the President's Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1969-11-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1969-11-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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