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Shull

Shull is a surname. Several members of the Shull family became prominent scientists, including siblings geneticist George Harrison Shull, botanist Charles Albert Shull, zoologist Aaron Franklin Shull, and botanical illustrator J. Marion Shull. Related members of this same branch of the family include another sibling, the scholar and poet John William Scholl, and the daughter of Aaron Franklin Shull, geneticist Elizabeth Shull Russell. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Franklin Shull (1881–1957), American zoologist * Andrew Shull (born 1981), American football player * Avriel Shull (1931–1976), American architect * Charles Albert Shull (1879–1962), American botanist * Clifford Shull (1915–2001), American physicist * Denise Shull (born 1959), American writer * Ernest M. Shull (1915–2002), American missionary and naturalist * George Harrison Shull (1874–1954), American geneticist * Harrison Shull (1923–2003), American theoretical chemist * J. Marion Shull (1872–1948), American botanical illustrator and plant breeder * Joseph Horace Shull (1848–1944), American politician * Laurens Shull (1894–1918), American football player * Megan Shull (born 1969), American writer * Paul Shull (born 1973), Canadian music manager * Richard B. Shull (1929–1999), American actor * Tom Shull (born 1951), American businessman and politician

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Shull is a surname. Several members of the Shull family became prominent scientists, including siblings geneticist George Harrison Shull, botanist Charles Albert Shull, zoologist Aaron Franklin Shull, and botanical illustrator J. Marion Shull. Related members of this same branch of the family include another sibling, the scholar and poet John William Scholl, and the daughter of Aaron Franklin Shull, geneticist Elizabeth Shull Russell. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Franklin Shull (1881–1957), American zoologist * Andrew Shull (born 1981), American football player * Avriel Shull (1931–1976), American architect * Charles Albert Shull (1879–1962), American botanist * Clifford Shull (1915–2001), American physicist * Denise Shull (born 1959), American writer * Ernest M. Shull (1915–2002), American missionary and naturalist * George Harrison Shull (1874–1954), American geneticist * Harrison Shull (1923–2003), American theoretical chemist * J. Marion Shull (1872–1948), American botanical illustrator and plant breeder * Joseph Horace Shull (1848–1944), American politician * Laurens Shull (1894–1918), American football player * Megan Shull (born 1969), American writer * Paul Shull (born 1973), Canadian music manager * Richard B. Shull (1929–1999), American actor * Tom Shull (born 1951), American businessman and politician

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of birth: 1951 — 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 "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of birth is "1951". 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=1366312896

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