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Segers

Segers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The mostly archaic Dutch given names Seger, Segher, Sieger and Zegher derive from Germanic Sigi- and -her, meaning "victorious lord". People with the surname Segers include *Carlos Segers (1900–1967), Argentine astronomer *Geno Segers (born 1978), American actor *Gert-Jan Segers (born 1969), Dutch political scientist and politician *Gunter Segers (born 1968), Belgian children's book author and illustrator *Gustaaf Segers (1848–1930), Belgian writer and scholar *Hans Segers (born 1961), Dutch goalkeeper *Hercules Segers (1589–1638), Dutch painter and printmaker *Jules Segers (born 2002), French para-alpine skier * (born 1929), Belgian composer, conductor and reed player *Noël Segers (born 1959), Belgian racing cyclist * (1870–1946), Belgian government minister * (1900–1983), Belgian government minister *Willy Segers (born 1958), Belgian politician

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Segers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The mostly archaic Dutch given names Seger, Segher, Sieger and Zegher derive from Germanic Sigi- and -her, meaning "victorious lord". People with the surname Segers include *Carlos Segers (1900–1967), Argentine astronomer *Geno Segers (born 1978), American actor *Gert-Jan Segers (born 1969), Dutch political scientist and politician *Gunter Segers (born 1968), Belgian children's book author and illustrator *Gustaaf Segers (1848–1930), Belgian writer and scholar *Hans Segers (born 1961), Dutch goalkeeper *Hercules Segers (1589–1638), Dutch painter and printmaker *Jules Segers (born 2002), French para-alpine skier * (born 1929), Belgian composer, conductor and reed player *Noël Segers (born 1959), Belgian racing cyclist * (1870–1946), Belgian government minister * (1900–1983), Belgian government minister *Willy Segers (born 1958), Belgian politician

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  1. date of birth: 1978 — 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 "1978". 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=1339988467

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