John Hare

Article summary

John Hare may refer to: *John Hare (British Army officer) (1782–1846), Governor of Eastern District of Cape of Good Hope *John Hare (died 1613), English MP for Horsham (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir John Hare (MP died 1637) (1603–1637), English MP for Aylesbury 1625, Evesham 1626 and King's Lynn 1628 *John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham (1911–1982), British Conservative MP and government minister *John Hare (actor) (1844–1921), British actor and theatre manager *John Hare (bishop) (1912–1976), Anglican Bishop of Bedford *John Hare (conservationist) (1934–2022), British explorer, author, and conservationist *John E. Hare (born 1949), British philosopher *John Hare, Jr., Canadian politician * John Hare Powel (1786–1856), born John Powel Hare, American agriculturalist, politician, art collector, and philanthropist *Jack Hare (1920–2009), Canadian politician *Jon Hare (born 1966), British computer game designer * John Bruno Hare (1955–2010), the founder of Internet Sacred Text Archive

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1613 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1613". What evidence would count against this claim?
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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=1346231059