Timmer

Article summary

Timmer is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "carpenter". People with surname include: * Albert Timmer (born 1985), Dutch road racing cyclist * Albertus Odoricus Timmer (1859–1943), Dutch Catholic missionary prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an * Ann Timmer (born 1960), American chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court * Damien Timmer (born 1968), English business executive * Hendrik Timmer (1904–1998), Dutch tennis player * Hendrika Timmer (1926–1994), Dutch chess master * Henk Timmer (born 1971), Dutch football goalkeeper * Henry Timmer (born 1981), Dutch football goalkeeper * Henry W. Timmer (1873–1963), American politician * (born 1933), Dutch business executive, CEO of Philips 1990–1996 * (born 1964), German physician and systems biologist * John Timmer (1931–2018), American politician * Kees Timmer (1903–1978), Dutch sculptor and painter * Maria Timmer (born 1987), American meteorologist, wife of Reed Timmer * Marianne Timmer (born 1974), Dutch speed skater * Mirjam Timmer (born 1982), Dutch singer-songwriter * Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923–2005), née Timmer, Dutch athlete * Reed Timmer (born 1980), American meteorologist * Theo Timmer (born 1949), Dutch motorcycle road racer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1933 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1933". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1308728669