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Max Ferner
Max Ferner was a German playwright, born Maximilian Sommer on 18 April 1881. He died in Munich at the age of 59 on 9 October 1940. Ferner teamed up with his friend Max Neal to write librettos for two operettas for the Austrian composer Karl Michael Ziehrer, which were performed in September 1913 and again in February 1916. Ferner also wrote and co-wrote with Neal a series of plays, many of which were later converted to movies.
Article summary
Max Ferner was a German playwright, born Maximilian Sommer on 18 April 1881. He died in Munich at the age of 59 on 9 October 1940. Ferner teamed up with his friend Max Neal to write librettos for two operettas for the Austrian composer Karl Michael Ziehrer, which were performed in September 1913 and again in February 1916. Ferner also wrote and co-wrote with Neal a series of plays, many of which were later converted to movies.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1881-04-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
- date of death: 1940-10-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1881-04-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
- The record states that the date of death is "1940-10-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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