Talk:David I. Kertzer

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Greetings,

I am a librarian at Brown University who has just edited the biography of David I. Kertzer. My reasons for doing so, I believe, follow the guidelines and spirit of Wikipedia. In particular I removed several paragraphs of poorly-sourced criticism of Kertzer's works on those books he has written discussing the relationship of the Jews and the Vatican (also one link was broken), and replaced them with a more thorough list of Kertzer's monographic works and linked each to their corresponding entry in Google Books. While a reception history of Kertzer's work may be warranted, it requires a more balanced approach, and considering that all these works were written in the past three decades, may be premature. This list gives a better picture of the range of Kertzer's scholarship to date without commenting on their strengths or weaknesses. The one source I cited in his biographical details is not generally available online but should be easily accessible in most well-stocked academic libraries. The awards and memberships may be easily verified on the organization's websites, so I did not cite them here.

Nedquist (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:13, 26 July 2010 (UTC).

Date of birth
David seems to have been born in about 1947. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.200 (talk) 12:38, 13 August 2011 (UTC) Now we are told that the date is 20/2/1948. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.77.163.188 (talk) 11:00, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Brown
David has close connections with Brown University, a Baptist institution. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.200 (talk) 12:51, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The university was founded in 1764. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.200 (talk) 12:54, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
 * "I" seems to be an initial letter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.55.83 (talk) 16:37, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Kertzer seems to have been born in New York in 1948. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.55.83 (talk) 16:44, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The "I" is the initial letter of "Israel". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.77.163.188 (talk) 11:06, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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Linkspam
The linkspam for Kertzer's books seems to have been put in by Nedquist. One link says "Get print book". Someone should delete the spam.
 * I have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.77.163.188 (talk) 11:42, 29 March 2021 (UTC)