Buchwald

Article summary

Buchwald is a German and Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Art Buchwald (1925–2007), American humorist *Charles Buchwald (1880–1951), Danish amateur footballer *Dave Buchwald (born 1970), Computer hacker, filmmaker, artist *David Buchwald (born 1970), American politician * Dedra Buchwald, American epidemiologist, doctor, and professor *Ephraim Buchwald, American Orthodox rabbi *Gerhard Buchwald (1920–2009), German medical doctor and vaccination critic *Guido Buchwald (born 1961), German footballer and manager *Harold Buchwald (1928–2008), Canadian lawyer *Jed Buchwald, American historian *Manuel Buchwald (born 1940), Peruvian-Canadian geneticist and academic *Naomi Reice Buchwald (born 1944), American jurist, federal judge *Nathaniel Buchwald (1890–1956), American cultural critic and translator *Nathaniel A. Buchwald (1924–2006), American neuroscientist, educator and administrator *Péter Bakonyi (Buchwald) (born 1938), Hungarian Olympic fencer *Stephen Buchwald (born 1955), American chemist

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1154347797