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Scherzer

Scherzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ernst Scherzer, German writer, pseudonym of Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769–1845) * Julius Scherzer (born 1928), Romanian chemist * Karl von Scherzer (1821–1903), Austrian explorer * Max Scherzer (born 1984), American baseball pitcher * Otto Scherzer (1909–1982), German theoretical physicist * Steffi Scherzer (born 1957), German ballet dancer * William Donald Scherzer (1858–1893), American engineer, "Scherzer" system of Bascule bridges

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Scherzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ernst Scherzer, German writer, pseudonym of Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769–1845) * Julius Scherzer (born 1928), Romanian chemist * Karl von Scherzer (1821–1903), Austrian explorer * Max Scherzer (born 1984), American baseball pitcher * Otto Scherzer (1909–1982), German theoretical physicist * Steffi Scherzer (born 1957), German ballet dancer * William Donald Scherzer (1858–1893), American engineer, "Scherzer" system of Bascule bridges

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1928 — 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 "1928". 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=1354005726

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