Talk:Cornelius Tiebout

Errors in historical accounts of Cornelius Tiebout
Many errors have been copied over and over again during the decades. They made their way into this page. Because they need to be changed "out there" in the world, I've left some of them in place here (with corrections)so that they can be explicitly recognized and avoided by writers in the future. Here are a few or the errors, with corrections: (1) Tiebout died in Indiana, not Kentucky. (2) Tiebout's brother, and for a short time his business partner, was Alexander Tiebout, not Andrew Tiebout. (3) A professional searcher in Kentucky found no record of Tiebout's having moved there. (4) References to Tiebout's apprenticeship under John Burger do not indicate that Tiebout was employed as a silversmith or printmaker. His earliest known professional work was as an engraver, in 1789, when he may still have been apprenticed. (In any case, Tiebout and John Burger, JUNIOR, published Amphion, with impossible date 1780. See the (really excellent) Lowens reference for a more likely date of 1789.

The reference cited for the errors has been contacted (months ago). Last time I tried to access the Biography portion of their page on Cornelius Tiebout, there was no response.

If there are any doubts about the above notes, please put them here, or better, send me an email at ck6@evansville.edu before changing the content of the page. (There are lots more errors "out there" - so be careful!) Clark Kimberling (talk) 20:15, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Continuing (23 Oct 2023), as a result of ongoing research for the website "Cornelius Tiebout Engravings", the Library of Congress has corrected the year of Tiebout's birth from 1777 to "1773?". This change has been made in the second sentence of the Wikipedia article. For details, see https://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?AuthRecID=674536&v1=1&HC=1&SEQ=20231007173328&PID=NzRWtqWRiCrSpy3UTxrq4cmUPUCvX. This revision is important because many library catalogues (NYPL, Boston PL, university libraries, and American Antiquarian Society) follow the Library of Congress Authorities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clark Kimberling (talk • contribs) 21:42, 7 October 2023 (UTC)