Littell

Article summary

Littell, Littel or Litel is a surname, a variant spelling of Little. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred B. Littell (1893–1970), American politician * Alison Littell McHose (born 1965), American politician, Robert and Virginia Littell's daughter * Dave Littell (born 1953), American Olympic fencer * Eliakim Littell (1797–1870), American founder of the periodical Littell's Living Age * Emlen T. Littell (1840–1891), American architect * Franklin Littell (1917–2009), American Protestant scholar * Isaac Littell (1857–1924), United States Army brigadier general * John Litel (1892–1972), American film and television actor * Jonathan Littell (born 1967), Robert Littell's son and also a writer * Mark Littell (1953–2022), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Robert E. Littell (1936–2014), American politician, Alfred B. Littell's son * Robert Littell (author) (born 1935), American writer * Ross F. Littell (1924–2000), American textile and furniture designer * Samuel Harrington Littell (1873–1967), Episcopal bishop of Hawaii * Stuart Litel (born 1961), American software consultant * Virginia Littell (born 1943), American politician, Robert Littell's wife * Zack Littell (born 1995), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1961 — 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 "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1935". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1961". 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=1347036933