Template:Did you know nominations/The Polymath
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:14, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
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The Polymath
- ... that The Polymath is the first book-length treatment in English of the topic of polymathy? Source: "I was never unconscious of the immense responsibility that came with it being the first-ever book in the English language on the subject" Ahmed (2018), page xiv (ref 5 in current version)
Moved to mainspace by MartinPoulter (talk). Self-nominated at 15:09, 22 June 2022 (UTC).
Date, size, refs, neutrality, copyvio spotcheck QPQ, all GTG. But the hook is problematic, as the claim about this being "the first" is from the author. We should attribute it in the hook, but frankly, I think we should have a different hook. This is effectively quoting the author praising his own work (point out its significance), and is not neutral. Ping me if an alt hook is presented and I'll review this again. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... The Polymath's prologue is by Martin Kemp, a leading expert on Leonardo da Vinci? "His investigation of polymathy, its currently diminished practice and possible future revival, comes with a prologue by art historian Martin Kemp, a leading expert on da Vinci," Andrew Robinson The Lancet (ref 11 in current version of article)
- @Piotrus: Thanks for your patience. I'll supplied ALT1 above. MartinPoulter (talk) 10:06, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Approving ALT1. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:01, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
