Trautmann

Article summary

Trautmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andreas Trautmann (born 1959), German footballer * Bert Trautmann (1923–2013), German goalkeeper * Catherine Trautmann (born 1951), French politician, mayor of Strasbourg * Gene Trautmann (born 1966), drummer * Reinhold Trautmann (1883–1951), German Slavist * Richard Trautmann (born 1969), German judoka * Thomas Trautmann (born 1940), American historian * William Trautmann (1869–1940), founding General-Secretary of the U.S. Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Trautman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Trautman (born 1997), American football player * Allan Trautman (born 1955), American puppeteer and actor * Andrzej Trautman (1933–2026), Polish mathematical physicist * Donald Walter Trautman (1936–2022), American Roman Catholic clergy, bishop of the Diocese of Erie * George Trautman (1890–1963), American baseball executive and a college men's basketball coach * George J. Trautman, III (born 1952), Deputy Commandant for Aviation of the United States Marine Corps * Colonel Samuel Trautman, a fictional character in the first three Rambo films

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1952 — 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 "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". 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=1345596367