Svend

Article summary

Svend is a Danish and Norwegian male given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Svend or Sven Aggesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian * Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking" * Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish politician * Svend Bayer (born 1946), Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter * Svend Bergstein (1941–2014), Danish military officer and politician * Svend Bille (1888–1973), Danish stage and film actor * Svend Borchmann Hersleb (1784–1836), Norwegian professor of theology and politician * Svend von Düring (1915–1969), Norwegian actor * Svend Engedal (1928–2001), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper * Svend Foyn (1809–1894), Norwegian sailor * Svend Frømming (1918–1979), Danish sprint canoer * Svend Grundtvig (1824–1883), Danish literary historian and ethnographer * Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), Danish politician * Svend Erik Hovmand (born 1945), Danish politician and former tax minister) * Svend Jacobsen (1906–1986), Danish fencer and Olympic competitor * Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022), Danish politician * Svend Aage Jensby (born 1940), Danish politician and former defence minister * Svend Jensen (1905–1979), Danish footballer * Svend Karlsen (born 1967), Norwegian strongman * Svend Kornbeck (1869–1933), Danish stage and film actor * Svend Unmack Larsen (1893–1965), Danish politician * Svend Lomholt (1888–1949), Danish v…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1885 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1956 — 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 "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1885". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1956". 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=1255963113