Talk:Herman Rietzel

Notability
I've removed the notability tag as this has references, though more would be great. I've noticed his name is sometimes spelt Reitzel. Which is correct. It seems his performance was noted |here. Does anyone have a subscription to the NY Times? --Kleinzach (talk) 10:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Good question about the spelling of his name. I reasoned that the New York Times (ie) was probably correct, given that it has a reputation for editorial care; that its articles were contemporary with the subject and reflected "home town" coverage; and that the ie spelling comported with that in the 1903 book, which would have gone through a respected publishing house's editorial process. The ei sources that I saw were either distant (New Zealand) or not subject to editorial review (private transcription of two 19th century sources). Drhoehl (talk) 00:17, 11 April 2008 (UTC)