Robert Wolfe

Article summary

Robert Wolfe (March 2, 1921 – December 9, 2014) was a U.S. Army officer, historian, and retired senior archivist of the US National Archives. He was wounded in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operation. He commanded a recon team and also an anti-landmine platoon. He was a subject-matter expert on captured Nazi war documents. Wolfe worked for 34 years at the Archives, functioning as its senior specialist for captured German and related records.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2014-12-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2015-04-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2005 — 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 "2014-12-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2015-04-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2005". 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=1350508136