Talk:Edward Everett/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Khazar2 (talk · contribs) 12:29, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

I'll be glad to take this one. Comments to follow in the next 1-5 days. -- Khazar2 (talk) 12:29, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

On first pass, this looks terrific as usual. It's fascinating to read about these lower-tier historical figures; I've seen Everett's name show up in various contexts before without ever connecting it into a single individual. I have one question that isn't really necessary for GA passage, below. I also made some tweaks as I went for various grammatical or stylistic reasons, and tried to add slightly more context about some of the figures and events mentioned here. If you object to any of it, feel free to revert and we can discuss further.


 * "which he believed to be the first such degree awarded to an American" -- this is a fascinating detail, but the phrasing invites the question of whether he was correct or incorrect about this. Does the source take a position on that? Or is there just no way to be sure? -- Khazar2 (talk) 17:24, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think there's any way to know with any significant certainty. Brief bios of Everett sometimes blithely claim he was the first to receive a PhD; Frothingham was careful to attribute it to Everett's own assertion.  Magic ♪piano 14:10, 10 October 2013 (UTC)


 * The Congress.gov bio of his life thinks that his turning down a mission to China is worth a bullet point; I assume that's one of the offers he turned down from Webster. It's not main aspect enough to need inclusion for GA, but probably worth mentioning if you expand further.
 * This is presumably one of the posts Webster offered Everett in an attempt to get him out of London.  Magic ♪piano 14:10, 10 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm on the road, I'll get to these in a day or two.  Magic ♪piano 11:54, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I've tagged the images you mentioned below. Thanks for your review!  Magic ♪piano 14:10, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
 * My pleasure--thank you for all your work on it. -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:12, 10 October 2013 (UTC)