Sievers

Article summary

Sievers ( ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Any member of the Sievers family * Anthony John "Tony" Sievers, Australian politician * Bryan Sievers (born 1959), American politician * (born 1968), German physician and entrepreneur * Christian Sievers (born 1969), German journalist and television presenter * Eduard Sievers (1850–1932), German philologist * Eduard Wilhelm Sievers (1820–1894), German Shakespeare scholar * Emanuel von Sievers (1817-1909), Baltic German aristocrat, senator and grand master of the Russian imperial court * Eric Sievers (born 1957), American professional football player * Frederick William Sievers (1872–1966), American sculptor * Henry Sievers (1874–?), American assistant printer, trade union activist and liquor store operator * Hugo K.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1942-12-19 — 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 "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1942-12-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. 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=1339816217