Talk:Albrecht von Haller

Date of death
We say 12 December, which seems to be what the majority of sources say. But quite a few say 7 December or 17 December. Any thoughts? -- JackofOz (talk) 17:44, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Last Words
Ok, so where do we say that his last words were "Stopped" which he said while checking his pulse? Reference: http://qwantz.com/archive/000676.html. See the alt-text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheK3vin (talk • contribs) 18:10, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Sensibility
How come no mention of his discussion of the nerves and the concept of sensibility? De partibus corporis humani sensilibus et irritabilibus (1753) anyone? CrocodilesAreForWimps (talk) 22:54, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 07:07, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Chapter "Importance for homoeopathy" should be completely removed
The section has no real information on Haller other than that Hahneman kept Haller in value and quoted him once. The quotations in the section are excessive and don't belong to this article at all. The article on homoeopathy could link to Haller, if this one Haller's thought is thought to be an important step in the development of homoeopathy. --2001:14BB:430:8CC6:24E6:D68E:9418:5562 (talk) 08:18, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Plagiarism
This article is in large measure pasted verbatim from the 1880 edition of Britannica. I picked up on this because of the old fashioned style which led me to search for a source for the blatant plagiarism. Maybe someone who knows how to do these things would consider re-educating the cut-and-paste editor responsible for this atrocity.

It is a gross insult to readers who, if new to exploring a subject, may reasonably expect to be presented with assessments that if not altogether current, at least have been so withing the last few years.

The problem of the persistence of ancient misguided views on science history and biography is obviously exacerbated by such behaviour. I'm not sure if the characterisation of Haller as 'father of modern physiology' was also plagiarised, but that assessment seems to have been much more common in the latter 19th century. --Alkhowarizmi (talk) 06:23, 6 February 2022 (UTC)