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Lankester

Lankester is an English surname. Notable people with the name include: *Edwin Lankester (1814–1874), English surgeon and naturalist *Ray Lankester (1847–1929), British zoologist *Tim Lankester (born 1942), British civil servant and college president *Lankester Merrin (1890s-1970s), a fictional character in The Exorcist (novel) (1971), and one of the two main protagonists in the 1973 film adaptation, and several sequel films

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Lankester is an English surname. Notable people with the name include: *Edwin Lankester (1814–1874), English surgeon and naturalist *Ray Lankester (1847–1929), British zoologist *Tim Lankester (born 1942), British civil servant and college president *Lankester Merrin (1890s-1970s), a fictional character in The Exorcist (novel) (1971), and one of the two main protagonists in the 1973 film adaptation, and several sequel films

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  1. date of birth: 1942 — 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 "1942". 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=1335055779

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