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Prokopy

Prokopy (Russian: Прокопий, Greek: Προκόπιος) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin. It is also an occasional surname. It may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Prokopy Lyapunov (died 1611), Russian statesman *Prokopy Yelizarov (died 1681), Russian statesman *Prokopy Zubarev (1886–1938), Russian statesman ;Surname *Ronald J. Prokopy (1935–2004), American entomologist

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Prokopy (Russian: Прокопий, Greek: Προκόπιος) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin. It is also an occasional surname. It may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Prokopy Lyapunov (died 1611), Russian statesman *Prokopy Yelizarov (died 1681), Russian statesman *Prokopy Zubarev (1886–1938), Russian statesman ;Surname *Ronald J. Prokopy (1935–2004), American entomologist

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1611 — 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 death is "1611". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1159997323

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