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Shearman

Shearman is an English surname, which may be pronounced as "Sherman" (as for example with John Shearman). Notable people with the surname include: *Ben Shearman (1884–1958), English footballer *Billy Shearman, English footballer *Bob Shearman (1939–1999), Australian rules footballer *Donald Shearman (1926–2019), Australian Anglican bishop *Douglas James Shearman (1918–2003), British geologist *Edward James Shearman (1798–1878), British surgeon and writer *Ernest Charles Shearman (1859–1939), British architect *James Shearman, English conductor, orchestrator and composer *John Shearman (1931–2003), English art historian *John Francis Shearman (1831–1885), Irish priest, antiquarian and historian *Linda Shearman, British ice dancer *Montague Shearman (1857–1930), English judge and athlete *Robert Shearman, English writer *Robert Clarke Shearman (1825–1910), New Zealand policeman and farmer *Russell Shearman (died in 1956), American special effects artist *Simon Shearman (born 1964), English cricketer *William Shearman (1767–1861), British physician and medical writer

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Shearman is an English surname, which may be pronounced as "Sherman" (as for example with John Shearman). Notable people with the surname include: *Ben Shearman (1884–1958), English footballer *Billy Shearman, English footballer *Bob Shearman (1939–1999), Australian rules footballer *Donald Shearman (1926–2019), Australian Anglican bishop *Douglas James Shearman (1918–2003), British geologist *Edward James Shearman (1798–1878), British surgeon and writer *Ernest Charles Shearman (1859–1939), British architect *James Shearman, English conductor, orchestrator and composer *John Shearman (1931–2003), English art historian *John Francis Shearman (1831–1885), Irish priest, antiquarian and historian *Linda Shearman, British ice dancer *Montague Shearman (1857–1930), English judge and athlete *Robert Shearman, English writer *Robert Clarke Shearman (1825–1910), New Zealand policeman and farmer *Russell Shearman (died in 1956), American special effects artist *Simon Shearman (born 1964), English cricketer *William Shearman (1767–1861), British physician and medical writer

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1964 — 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 "1964". 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=1355808826

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