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Layard

Layard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894), British archaeologist, author, and politician * Charles Peter Layard (1806–1893), first Mayor of Colombo * Charles Layard (1849–1916), Chief Justice of Ceylon * Daniel Peter Layard (1721–1802), English physician * Edgar Leopold Layard (1824–1900), British ornithologist * John Layard (1891–1974), English anthropologist and psychologist * Nina Frances Layard (1853–1935), English poet and antiquary * Richard Layard, Baron Layard (born 1934), British economist

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Layard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894), British archaeologist, author, and politician * Charles Peter Layard (1806–1893), first Mayor of Colombo * Charles Layard (1849–1916), Chief Justice of Ceylon * Daniel Peter Layard (1721–1802), English physician * Edgar Leopold Layard (1824–1900), British ornithologist * John Layard (1891–1974), English anthropologist and psychologist * Nina Frances Layard (1853–1935), English poet and antiquary * Richard Layard, Baron Layard (born 1934), British economist

Key claims

  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=1147107919

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.