Willcocks

Article summary

Willcocks is a surname, and may refer to the following: *Dianne Willcocks, Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE (born 5 May 1945 was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 *Sir David Willcocks (1919–2015), British choral conductor and composer *James Willcocks, General Sir James Willcocks GCB GCMG KCSI DSO (1 April 1857 – 18 December 1926) was a British Army officer *Jonathan Willcocks, British composer *Joseph Willcocks (1773–1814), Canadian publisher, soldier, and political figure *Leslie Willcocks, Leslie P. Willcocks, a professor of Technology Work and Globalization and governor of the Information Systems and Innovation Group at the London School of Economics *Michael Willcocks (born 1944), British General, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod for the UK House of Lords *William Willcocks (1852–1932), British civil engineer *M. P. Willcocks (1869–1952), English writer and suffragist

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1945-05-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1945-05-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". 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=1324616141