Kastner

Article summary

Kastner is a German language surname, originating from the medieval occupation Kastner ("bursary officer"). Notable people with the surname include: * Bruno Kastner (1890–1932), German actor * Daniel Kastner (born 1981), Austrian footballer *Daniel L. Kastner (fl. 2020), American researcher and physician * Elliott Kastner (1930–2010), American film producer * Hermann Kastner (1886–1957), German politician * Jean-Georges Kastner (1810–1867), French composer and musicologist * John Kastner (born 1969), Canadian musician and composer * Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner (1783–1857), chemist, natural scientist * Kas Kastner, racing driver, racing car builder, racing team manager * Marc A. Kastner (born 1945), American physicist * Peter Kastner (1943 – 2008), Canadian born actor * Rudolf Kastner (1906–1957), Jewish-Hungarian lawyer, head of the Hungarian Aid and Rescue Committee during the Holocaust ** Kastner train, after Rudolf Kastner * Sabine Kastner (* 1964), German-born American cognitive neuroscientist

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1945 — 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 "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". 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=1369102969