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Royall

Royall may refer to: ;Surname * William Royall (settler) (c. 1595–1676), early settler of North Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony * Isaac Royall, Jr. (1719–1781), American landowner, gave land for Harvard Law School * Anne Royall (1769–1854), travel writer and newspaper editor * William B. Royall (1825–1895), US Army general * J. Powell Royall (1874–1945), politician in Virginia, USA * Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894–1971), US Army general, Secretary of the Army * Joe Royall (1912–1975), baseball player * Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr. (1918–1999), politician in North Carolina, USA * Robert V. Royall (born 1934), former US ambassador to Tanzania * Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (born 1955), British politician, principal of Somerville College, Oxford * Paul Royall, BBC journalist ;Given name * Royall Tyler (1757–1826), American jurist and playwright * Royall T. Wheeler (1810–1864), judge in Texas, USA * Royall Tyler (historian) (1884–1953), American historian * Royall T. Moore (1930–2014), American mycologist * Royall Tyler (academic) (born 1936), scholar and translator of Japanese literature * Royall H. Switzler (born 1938), politician in Massachusetts, USA

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Royall may refer to: ;Surname * William Royall (settler) (c. 1595–1676), early settler of North Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony * Isaac Royall, Jr. (1719–1781), American landowner, gave land for Harvard Law School * Anne Royall (1769–1854), travel writer and newspaper editor * William B. Royall (1825–1895), US Army general * J. Powell Royall (1874–1945), politician in Virginia, USA * Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894–1971), US Army general, Secretary of the Army * Joe Royall (1912–1975), baseball player * Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr. (1918–1999), politician in North Carolina, USA * Robert V. Royall (born 1934), former US ambassador to Tanzania * Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (born 1955), British politician, principal of Somerville College, Oxford * Paul Royall, BBC journalist ;Given name * Royall Tyler (1757–1826), American jurist and playwright * Royall T. Wheeler (1810–1864), judge in Texas, USA * Royall Tyler (historian) (1884–1953), American historian * Royall T. Moore (1930–2014), American mycologist * Royall Tyler (academic) (born 1936), scholar and translator of Japanese literature * Royall H. Switzler (born 1938), politician in Massachusetts, USA

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1934 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of birth: 1938 — 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 "1934". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". 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=1180078129

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.