Rowell

Article summary

Rowell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bama Rowell (1916–1993), American baseball player *Chester Rowell (1844–1912), physician, founder of the Fresno Republican newspaper, California State Senator, and University of California Regent; brother of Jonathan *Chester Harvey Rowell (1867–1948), editor and then manager of the Fresno Morning Republican; son of Jonathan *Fred Rowell (1918–1988), English footballer *Galen Rowell (1940–2002), American wilderness photographer and climber *Gary Rowell (1957–2025), English football player and commentator *Geoffrey Rowell (1943–2017), Anglican cleric, third Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe *George P. Rowell (1838–1908), American advertising executive and publisher *Jack Rowell (1936–2024), English rugby administrator *Jack Rowell (photographer) (born 1955), American photographer *James Rowell (1851–1941), English-born Australian politician *John Samuel Rowell (1825–1907), Wisconsin inventor and manufacturer of farm machinery *Jonathan H.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1935 — 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 "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1939". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1960". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1935". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1368384131