Leonard

Article summary

Leonard is a common English surname and a masculine given name. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin Leo, and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". Leonard was the name of a Saint in the Middle Ages period, known as the patron saint of prisoners. Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic O'Leannain also found as O'Leonard, but often was anglicised to just Leonard, consisting of the prefix O ("descendant of") and the suffix Leannan ("lover"). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of birth: 1972 — 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 "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
14. 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=1378878807