Meltzer

Article summary

Meltzer is a surname of German or Yiddish origin, meaning "malt or beer maker". Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Meltzer (1920–1996), British anarcho-communist activist and writer *Allan Meltzer (1928–2017), American economist *Anne Meltzer, American seismologist *Bernard Meltzer (1916–1998) American radio host *Brad Meltzer (born 1970), American author *Carolyn C. Meltzer, American neuroradiologist, nuclear medicine physician, and academic administrator *Daniel Meltzer (1951–2015), Professor of Law at Harvard *Dave Meltzer (born 1961), American sports journalist *David Meltzer (1937–2016), American poet and musician *David J. Meltzer (born 1955), North American archaeologist *Donald Meltzer (1922–2004), American/British psychoanalyst *Eli Meltzer (born 1979), American musician and entertainer *Ewald Meltzer (1869–1940), German asylum director *Françoise Meltzer (born 1947), American professor of religion *Fredrik Meltzer (1779–1855), Norwegian businessman and politician *Harold Meltzer (born 1966), American composer *Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870–1953), Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi *Jamie Meltzer, American film director *Marlyn Meltzer (1922–2008), one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer *Milton Meltzer (1915–2009), American historian *Richard Meltzer (born 1945), American musician and rock music critic *Robert H.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1957 — 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 "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1957". 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=1361537848