Leitner

Article summary

Leitner is an Austrian and southern German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist *Alexandru Leitner, Romanian footballer *Aloysius Leitner, American soldier *Andreas Leitner (born 1994), Austrian footballer *Annelie Leitner (born 1996), Austrian footballer *Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher *Ben-Zion Leitner (c. 1927–2012), Israeli soldier *Birgit Leitner (born 1981), Austrian football player *Clemens Leitner (born 1998), Austrian ski jumper *Daniela Leitner, Austrian-American physicist *David Leitner, American chemist *Doc Leitner (1865–1937), American baseball player *Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player *Edward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838), German physician and botanist *Erika Leitner, Italian luger *Ernst Leitner (1912–1951), Austrian hurdler *Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born 1943), Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher *Felix Leitner (born 1996), Austrian biathlete *Ferdinand Leitner (1912–1996), German conductor *Franz Leitner (disambiguation), various people *Friedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economist *Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist *Helga Leitner, Austrian geographer *Hermann Leitner (1927–2013), Austrian film editor and film director *Hias Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skier *Jan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athlete *Joseph F.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1975 — 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 "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1357750566