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Vedder

Vedder is a Dutch and Low German surname. Vedder, related to Dutch ('father'), meant 'uncle' (father's or mother's brother) in Middle Dutch and Eastern dialects of Dutch. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Swart Vedder (1834–1905), New York state born British Columbian politician, son of Volkert * Amy Vedder (born 1951), American ecologist and primatologist * Buddy Vedder (born 1994), Dutch actor and television presenter * Commodore P. Vedder (1838–1910), New York politician * Eddie Vedder (born 1964), American rock musician, singer, and songwriter * Edward Bright Vedder (1878–1952), U.S. Army physician, researcher of deficiency diseases, and medical educator * Elihu Vedder (1836–1923), American painter, book illustrator, and poet * Eva Vedder (b. 1999), Dutch tennis player * Harmen Albertse Vedder (1635–1715), Dutch settler in New Netherland, forebear of nearly all Vedders in North America * Heinrich Vedder (1876–1972), German missionary, linguist, ethnologist, and historian * Henry Clay Vedder (1853–1935), American Baptist church historian * Jake Vedder (born 1998), American snowboarder * Jill Vedder née McCormick (born 1977), American philanthropist, activist and fashion model; wife of Eddie Vedder * John F. D.…

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Vedder is a Dutch and Low German surname. Vedder, related to Dutch ('father'), meant 'uncle' (father's or mother's brother) in Middle Dutch and Eastern dialects of Dutch. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Swart Vedder (1834–1905), New York state born British Columbian politician, son of Volkert * Amy Vedder (born 1951), American ecologist and primatologist * Buddy Vedder (born 1994), Dutch actor and television presenter * Commodore P. Vedder (1838–1910), New York politician * Eddie Vedder (born 1964), American rock musician, singer, and songwriter * Edward Bright Vedder (1878–1952), U.S. Army physician, researcher of deficiency diseases, and medical educator * Elihu Vedder (1836–1923), American painter, book illustrator, and poet * Eva Vedder (b. 1999), Dutch tennis player * Harmen Albertse Vedder (1635–1715), Dutch settler in New Netherland, forebear of nearly all Vedders in North America * Heinrich Vedder (1876–1972), German missionary, linguist, ethnologist, and historian * Henry Clay Vedder (1853–1935), American Baptist church historian * Jake Vedder (born 1998), American snowboarder * Jill Vedder née McCormick (born 1977), American philanthropist, activist and fashion model; wife of Eddie Vedder * John F. D.…

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of birth: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of birth: 1940 — 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 "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of birth is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of birth is "1940". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. 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=1360834455

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.