Sharpless

Article summary

Sharpless is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bevan Sharpless (1904–1950), American solar system astronomer *Christopher Sharpless (1945–2025), American 1988 Winter Olympics bobsledder *Isaac Sharpless (1848–1920), American educator *Josh Sharpless (born 1988), American baseball player *Karl Barry Sharpless (born 1941), American chemist and Nobel prize winner *Mattie R. Sharpless (born 1943), American diplomat *Nathan J. Sharpless (1823–1893), American politician from Pennsylvania *Norman Sharpless (born 1966), American oncologist and director of the National Cancer Institute *John Sharpless (born 1946), American retired history professor *Stewart Sharpless (1926–2013), American galactic astronomer **Sharpless catalog, a 20th-century astronomical catalog with 313 items *Disappearance of Toni Sharpless (born 1979), American nurse who disappeared in 2009

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1966 — 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 "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1966". 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=1315191579