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Rothmann

Rothmann is surname of: * Bernhard Rothmann (c. 1495 – c. 1535) reformer and Anabaptist leader of Münster * Christoph Rothmann (c. 1550/60 – 1600) German mathematician * Max Rothmann (1868–1916), German neuroanatomist * Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975), Afrikaans writer * Howard Rothmann Bowen (1908–1989), American economist * Ralf Rothmann (born 1953), German novelist and poet * John Rothmann (born 1949), a radio talk show host, and author

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Rothmann is surname of: * Bernhard Rothmann (c. 1495 – c. 1535) reformer and Anabaptist leader of Münster * Christoph Rothmann (c. 1550/60 – 1600) German mathematician * Max Rothmann (1868–1916), German neuroanatomist * Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975), Afrikaans writer * Howard Rothmann Bowen (1908–1989), American economist * Ralf Rothmann (born 1953), German novelist and poet * John Rothmann (born 1949), a radio talk show host, and author

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1953 — 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 "1953". 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=1199091955

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