Wittmann

Article summary

Wittmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *August Wittmann (1895–1977), German general during World War II *Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann (1902–2005), linguist of Hebrew *Franz Wittmann (physicist) (1869–1932), Hungarian electrician and physicist *Franz Wittmann, Sr. (1950), Austrian rally driver *Franz Wittmann, Jr. (born 1983), Austrian rally driver *Fritz Wittmann (1933–2018), German politician *Heinz-Günter Wittmann (1927–1990), German biochemist *Heinz Wittmann (born 1943), German football player *Henri (Hirsch) Wittmann (born 1937), Quebec linguist *Jürgen Wittmann (born 1966), German football coach *Krisztián Wittmann (born 1985), Hungarian basketball player *Marco Wittmann (born 1989), German professional racing driver *Marshall Wittmann, American pundit, author, and sometime political activist *Mechthilde Wittmann (born 1967), German politician *Michael Wittmann (1914–1944), World War II German tank commander *Walter Wittmann (1948–2020), Austrian chess master *Werner W. Wittmann (born 1944), German psychologist, evaluation researcher and research methodologist

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1944 — 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 "1983". 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=1312556704