Weitzel

Article summary

Weitzel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896), military officer, Dutch Minister of War *Brad Weitzel, American baseball player, scout, coach, and author *Camilla Weitzel (born 2000), German volleyball player *Frank Weitzel (1905–1932), New Zealand printmaker and artist *Fritz Weitzel (1904–1940), German SS commander during the Nazi era *George T. Weitzel (1873–1936), Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua *Godfrey Weitzel (1835–1884), German-American major general in the Union army during the American Civil War *Hedwig Weitzel or Hedwig Ross (1900–1971), New Zealand-born Australian educator and political activist *John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (1928–2022), American Roman Catholic bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa *Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862–1934), American writer of German descent *Willi Weitzel (born 1972), German television presenter, journalist and film producer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1972 — 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 "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1972". 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=1335544833