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Leffler

Leffler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Charlotte Leffler (1849–1892), Swedish author *Edward G. Leffler, salesman who started the first mutual fund *Frederick H. Leffler (died 1953), American politician and newspaperman *Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927), Swedish mathematician *Greg Leffler (born 1951), former driver in the CART Championship Car series *Isaac Leffler (1788–1866), represented Virginia's 18th congressional district in the US House of Representatives in the 1820s *Jason Leffler (1975–2013), NASCAR/Indy Car driver from Long Beach, California *John Leffler, former Australian racing driver *John Compton Leffler (1900-1987), Episcopal priest, dean of St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle (1951-1971) *Marta Leffler (1903–1990), American actress better known as Marta Linden *Melvyn P. Leffler, American historian, and Edward Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia *Samuel J Leffler, computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day *Shepherd Leffler (1811–1879), one of the two original U.S. Representatives from Iowa

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Leffler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Charlotte Leffler (1849–1892), Swedish author *Edward G. Leffler, salesman who started the first mutual fund *Frederick H. Leffler (died 1953), American politician and newspaperman *Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927), Swedish mathematician *Greg Leffler (born 1951), former driver in the CART Championship Car series *Isaac Leffler (1788–1866), represented Virginia's 18th congressional district in the US House of Representatives in the 1820s *Jason Leffler (1975–2013), NASCAR/Indy Car driver from Long Beach, California *John Leffler, former Australian racing driver *John Compton Leffler (1900-1987), Episcopal priest, dean of St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle (1951-1971) *Marta Leffler (1903–1990), American actress better known as Marta Linden *Melvyn P. Leffler, American historian, and Edward Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia *Samuel J Leffler, computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day *Shepherd Leffler (1811–1879), one of the two original U.S. Representatives from Iowa

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1951 — 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 "1951". 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=1165731010

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