Philippson

Article summary

Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of "Philip", both derived from philippos, of Ancient Greek origin (prefix philein, meaning "to love"; suffix hippos, meaning "horses"; combined, becoming "lover of horses"). "Philipp" evolved into "Philippson", a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews, often shortened back to Phillips. "Phillip" evolved into "Phillipson", an English and Welsh surname. Philippson or Phillipson may refer to: *Alfred Philippson (1864–1953), German geologist and geographer *Antony Phillipson (born 1971), British High Commissioner to Singapore and South Africa *A. T. Phillipson (1910–1977), British vet and psychologist *Bridget Phillipson (born 1983), British politician *Caspar Phillipson (born 1971), Danish actor *Coleman Phillipson (1878–1958), English legal scholar and historian *David Phillipson (born 1942), British archaeologist *Eddie Phillipson (1910–1991), English cricketer *Ernst Alfred Philippson (1900–1993), German-American philologist *Frank Phillipson (active 1934), English athlete *Heather Phillipson (born 1978), British artist *John Phillipson (1698–1756), British navy administrator and politician *Ludwig Philippson (1811–1889), German rabbi and author *Sibyl Anikeef (1896–1997), born as Marie Augusta Phillipson, American photographer *Paul Ph…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1942 — 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 "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1983". 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. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1313555506