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Loewen

Loewen is a spelling variant of the word Löwen which means "lions" in German. This spelling is uncommon in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (as in the most common German language dialects ö is used usually instead of oe, while in English ö and oe are the same thing) and a surname with this spelling is usually used by Mennonites or by Americans who Americanized their Löwen to Loewen. Notable people with the name include: * Abe Loewen, Canadian drag racer * Adam Loewen (born 1984), Canadian-American baseball player * Bill Loewen (born 1930), Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, political activist and politician * Chuck Loewen (born 1957), American football player * Cynthia Loewen (born 1993), Canadian beauty queen * Darcy Loewen (born 1969), Canadian-American hockey player * Gregory Loewen (born 1966), Canadian social philosopher * James W. Loewen (1942–2021), American sociologist * Jocelyne Loewen (born 1976), Canadian voice actress * John Loewen (born 1949), Canadian politician in Manitoba * Raymond Loewen (born 1940), Canadian politician and business owner in British Columbia * Rochelle Loewen (born 1979), Canadian broadcaster, glamour model and professional wrestler * Royden Loewen (born 1954), Canadian historian * Todd Loewen (born 1966), Canadian politician in Alberta

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Loewen is a spelling variant of the word Löwen which means "lions" in German. This spelling is uncommon in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (as in the most common German language dialects ö is used usually instead of oe, while in English ö and oe are the same thing) and a surname with this spelling is usually used by Mennonites or by Americans who Americanized their Löwen to Loewen. Notable people with the name include: * Abe Loewen, Canadian drag racer * Adam Loewen (born 1984), Canadian-American baseball player * Bill Loewen (born 1930), Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, political activist and politician * Chuck Loewen (born 1957), American football player * Cynthia Loewen (born 1993), Canadian beauty queen * Darcy Loewen (born 1969), Canadian-American hockey player * Gregory Loewen (born 1966), Canadian social philosopher * James W. Loewen (1942–2021), American sociologist * Jocelyne Loewen (born 1976), Canadian voice actress * John Loewen (born 1949), Canadian politician in Manitoba * Raymond Loewen (born 1940), Canadian politician and business owner in British Columbia * Rochelle Loewen (born 1979), Canadian broadcaster, glamour model and professional wrestler * Royden Loewen (born 1954), Canadian historian * Todd Loewen (born 1966), Canadian politician in Alberta

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1976 — 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 "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1278324812

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