Meisel

Article summary

Meisel or Meisels is a surname. It has two main derivations, 1) from Yiddish mayzel 'little mouse,' especially in and from Southern Germany, and 2) Middle German meizel, meisel 'chisel,' a metonymic name for a woodcarver, stone mason, or surgeon. Families with the latter meaning can be German Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. Notable people with the surname include: *Dominik Meisel (born 1999), German footballer *Edmund Meisel (1894–1930), Austrian-born German composer *Hana Meisel (1883–1972), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and Zionist *Hilde Meisel (1914–1945), German Resistance writer *Johanna Meisel, German film editor *John Meisel (1923–2025), Austrian-born Canadian political scientist *Jürgen M. Meisel (born 1944), German romanist and linguist *Kurt Meisel (1912–1994), Austrian actor and film director *Louis K.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1945 — 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 "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". 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=1371172713