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Keesing

Keesing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Felix M. Keesing (1902–1961), anthropologist *Henry Keesing (1791–1879), New Zealand shopkeeper and financier, also known as Hartog ben Tobias Keesing, Hartog Zwi Tobias Keesing, and Hartog Tobias Keesing *Isaac Keesing (1886–1966), Dutch publisher of Keesing's Record of World Events (published 1931–2016, previously known as Keesing's Contemporary Archives) *Nancy Keesing (1923–1993), Australian writer and editor *Roger Keesing (1935–1993), anthropologist, son of Felix Keesing

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Keesing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Felix M. Keesing (1902–1961), anthropologist *Henry Keesing (1791–1879), New Zealand shopkeeper and financier, also known as Hartog ben Tobias Keesing, Hartog Zwi Tobias Keesing, and Hartog Tobias Keesing *Isaac Keesing (1886–1966), Dutch publisher of Keesing's Record of World Events (published 1931–2016, previously known as Keesing's Contemporary Archives) *Nancy Keesing (1923–1993), Australian writer and editor *Roger Keesing (1935–1993), anthropologist, son of Felix Keesing

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1931 — 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 publication date is "1931". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1342252626

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