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Laffitte

Laffitte is a surname of French origin. Notable people with that name include: *Hector Manuel Laffitte (born 1934), former United States federal judge *Jacques Laffitte (1767 1844), French banker and politician ** Cabinet of Jacques Laffitte, a French government ministry of 1830 31 *Jean Laffitte (born 1952), French official in the Roman Catholic church *Juliana Laffitte (born 1974), Argentine artist *Louis Laffitte, pseudonym of French novelist Jean-Louis Curtis (1917 95) *Pierre Laffitte (philosopher) (1823 1903), French positivist

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Laffitte is a surname of French origin. Notable people with that name include: *Hector Manuel Laffitte (born 1934), former United States federal judge *Jacques Laffitte (1767 1844), French banker and politician ** Cabinet of Jacques Laffitte, a French government ministry of 1830 31 *Jean Laffitte (born 1952), French official in the Roman Catholic church *Juliana Laffitte (born 1974), Argentine artist *Louis Laffitte, pseudonym of French novelist Jean-Louis Curtis (1917 95) *Pierre Laffitte (philosopher) (1823 1903), French positivist

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  1. date of birth: 1934 — 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 "1934". 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=1309031945

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