Rieck

Article summary

Rieck is a German language surname. Such as the related Riecke, Riek and Rieg it belongs to the group of family names derived from given names – in this case either from the name Rüdiger (English renditions: Ruediger, Rudiger, Roger) or from several compound names of Germanic origin with the element rik(e) (e. g. Richard, Dietrich, Heinrich, Friedrich) – and may refer to: *Alfred Rieck (1914–2000), German rower *Arnold Rieck (1876–1924), German stage and film actor *Gilbert De Rieck (born 1936), former Belgian cyclist *Hermann Rieck (c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia *Matthew Rieck (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer *Mieken Rieck (1892–1977), German tennis player

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1980 — 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 "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". 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=1313556033