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Schimper

Schimper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856–1901), botanist and phytogeographer * Georg Wilhelm Schimper (1804–1878), German botanist and naturalist, born in Reichenschwand * Karl Friedrich Schimper (1803–1867), German naturalist and poet * Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (1808–1880), German-French botanist, born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, a town near the River Rhine

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Schimper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856–1901), botanist and phytogeographer * Georg Wilhelm Schimper (1804–1878), German botanist and naturalist, born in Reichenschwand * Karl Friedrich Schimper (1803–1867), German naturalist and poet * Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (1808–1880), German-French botanist, born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, a town near the River Rhine

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  1. date of birth: 1803 — 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 "1803". 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=732215827

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