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Schmelzer

Schmelzer is a surname. Derived forms of the name include Smelser, Smelcer, Schmeltzer, Smelzer, Smeltzer and Schmelzer, Schmeltzer. There is some dispute regarding the origin of this name. It may be derived from Schmelz, Saarland, Germany, or from (to smelt). Notable people with the surname include: *Dave Schmelzer (born 1962), American writer and playwright *Deirdre Smeltzer (born 1964), American mathematician *Devin Smeltzer (born 1995), American baseball player *Heinrich Schmelzer (1914–1985), German SS officer *Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1620–1680), Austrian composer and violinist *Marcel Schmelzer (born 1988), German footballer *Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008), Dutch politician

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Schmelzer is a surname. Derived forms of the name include Smelser, Smelcer, Schmeltzer, Smelzer, Smeltzer and Schmelzer, Schmeltzer. There is some dispute regarding the origin of this name. It may be derived from Schmelz, Saarland, Germany, or from (to smelt). Notable people with the surname include: *Dave Schmelzer (born 1962), American writer and playwright *Deirdre Smeltzer (born 1964), American mathematician *Devin Smeltzer (born 1995), American baseball player *Heinrich Schmelzer (1914–1985), German SS officer *Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1620–1680), Austrian composer and violinist *Marcel Schmelzer (born 1988), German footballer *Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008), Dutch politician

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1962 — 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 "1962". 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=1255303000

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