Lilly Dubowitz

Article summary

Lilly Magdalene Suzanne Dubowitz (née Sebők; 20 March 1930 14 March 2016) was a Hungarian-born British paediatrician who together with her husband, the British neurologist Victor Dubowitz, developed the Dubowitz Score to estimate gestational age.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1930 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2016-03-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2012 — 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 "1930". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1960". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2016-03-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1341012639