Slaby

Article summary

Slaby is a Slavic surname, meaning 'weak'. In Czech and Slovak, the surname is written Slabý (feminine: Slabá). In Polish, the surname is written Słaby. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Slaby (1849–1913), German electronics pioneer *Grit Slaby (born 1965), German swimmer *John W. Slaby (1934–2017), American lawyer *Lou Slaby (1941–2019), American football player *Lynn Slaby (born 1938), American politician *Marilyn Slaby (born 1939), American politician *Michael Slaby, American entrepreneur *Mieczysław Słaby (1905–1948), Polish army officer *Tamira Slaby (born 1992), German Paralympic athlete

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1965 — 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 "1965". 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=1290212387