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Quist

Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken. The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include: * Adrian Quist (1913–1991), Australian tennis player * Allen Quist (born 1944), American (Minnesota) politician * Anne Quist (born 1957), Dutch rower * Arvin S. Quist (1933–2018), American scientist and lawyer * Buster Quist (born 1936), American javelin thrower * Edward Quist (born 1976), American director, screenwriter, and multidiscipline artist * Emmanuel Charles Quist (1880–1959), Ghanaian barrister, judge and first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana * Flemming Quist Møller (1942–2022), Danish director, screenwriter, animator and voice actor * Gordon Jay Quist (born 1937), American (Michigan) District Judge * Harlin Quist (c.1930–2000), American children's books publisher * Janet Quist (born 1955), American model and actress * Johan Martin Quist, (1755–1818), Danish architect * Karl Quist (1875–1957), Australian cricketer * Leen Quist (1942–2014), Dutch ceramist * Lucy Quist (born 1974), Ghanaian business executive in England * Neville Quist (born 1952), Australian fashion designer * Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (born 1958), Ghanaian radio jou…

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Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken. The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include: * Adrian Quist (1913–1991), Australian tennis player * Allen Quist (born 1944), American (Minnesota) politician * Anne Quist (born 1957), Dutch rower * Arvin S. Quist (1933–2018), American scientist and lawyer * Buster Quist (born 1936), American javelin thrower * Edward Quist (born 1976), American director, screenwriter, and multidiscipline artist * Emmanuel Charles Quist (1880–1959), Ghanaian barrister, judge and first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana * Flemming Quist Møller (1942–2022), Danish director, screenwriter, animator and voice actor * Gordon Jay Quist (born 1937), American (Michigan) District Judge * Harlin Quist (c.1930–2000), American children's books publisher * Janet Quist (born 1955), American model and actress * Johan Martin Quist, (1755–1818), Danish architect * Karl Quist (1875–1957), Australian cricketer * Leen Quist (1942–2014), Dutch ceramist * Lucy Quist (born 1974), Ghanaian business executive in England * Neville Quist (born 1952), Australian fashion designer * Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (born 1958), Ghanaian radio jou…

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1936 — 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 "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1308341524

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