Rothman

Article summary

Rothman (German/Yiddish: Rothmann) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Katz Rothman (born 1948), sociologist * Benny Rothman (1911–2002), political activist * David Rothman (statistician) (1935–2004), statistician * David Rothman (medical historian), professor of medicine * Einar Rothman (1888–1952), Swedish track and field athlete * Elise Rothman, fictional character from the television series Charmed * Gertjan Rothman (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Göran Rothman (1739–1778), Swedish naturalist and physician * James Rothman (born 1950), American cell biologist and 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine * John Rothman (born 1949), American actor * Joni Robbins (born Joan Eva Rothman), American voice actress * Judy Rothman, American screenwriter and lyricist * Julia Rothman, fictional character from the novel Scorpia * Katherine Rothman, American entrepreneur * Ken Rothman (1935–2019), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri * Kenneth Rothman (epidemiologist) (born 1945) * Lorraine Rothman (1932–2007), activist * Louis Rothman (1869–1926), British tobacconist and founder of Rothmans International * M. A.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1946 — 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 "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". 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=1331687586