Talk:John Graunt

Image license/copyright problems
The image currently used (from Commons) is a photograph, apparently of an actor in a theatrical production, and is not old artwork. There is no licensing information--just a source, which also has no license information. I left a note on the talk page there, but could not flag the image since the database is locked at the moment. --Cotinis 15:56, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * More information about the photo is here--it is from 1993, and the licensing is not given. It is clearly not PD-old. I have added a note to the commons talk page --Cotinis 17:12, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

obvious grafitti / vandalism
the current edition of the article obviously suffers from vandalism, since the formula for 'expected value' reads "(i+am+a+massive+twat)/x". This article needs attention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.142.181.57 (talk) 19:29, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Infobox image
I notice that this edit removes a link to this image of a Captain John Graunt. There was no explanation as to why the image was removed. Does anyone know why?

The assertion that he was a captain seems correct from a quick google search that I did. On the other hand, the guy looks like he is from the 19th century, rather than the 17th.

See the recent article IS THIS A PORTRAIT OF JOHN GRAUNT? AN ART HISTORY MYSTERY Eleanor J Murray, Leslie V Farland, Ellen C Caniglia, Kirsten S Dorans, Natalie C DuPre, Katherine C Hughes, Iris Y Kim, Claire H Pernar, Lauren J Tanz, Rachel M Zack American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 189, Issue 10, October 2020, Pages 1204–1207 https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/189/10/1204/5580104?login=true

Which firmly agrees that the current portrait used is from the 19th century, and - tentatively - points to another portrait which the authors think may truly represent JG. One way or another the existing picture I think should be removed as misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roseberyxxx (talk • contribs) 15:30, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Yaris678 (talk) 12:33, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Why is this image still here? The hair cut, the side burns, the collars on the jacket, all impossible for the 17th century. Doesn't anyone read these comments? On the designation "Captain", The text of the article refers to him as a major in a trained band (militia).Donfromconn (talk) 21:55, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

I agree with the last comment; it is a surprise that Wikipedia is still displaying an image which is fairly obviously wrongly labelled. It might not be a crucial matter, but doing so does rather undermine the general credibility of Wikipedia as a serious reference source. No reference source can be totally free of error, but it should avoid absurdity.Roseberyxxx (talk) 09:49, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

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Major additions to page
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I have just edited Graunt's page in the following ways: (1) I edited the biography for some fact checking/addition of sources, (2) I added a section on Graunt's main work, Observations on the Bills of Mortality, (3) added photos of Graunt's work, and (4) added a brief section on Graunt's impact. I hope this addition is agreeable and useful to all! Ellamarrero (talk) 21:42, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

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Missing word in Biography
I strongly suspect that the sentence "King Charles II's recommendation was notable due to Graunt's status as a tradesman, as the King suggested to the Royal Society that it should accept 'any more such Tradesman.'" is missing one word: "not accept" rather than "accept". Weka511 (talk) 21:04, 27 September 2023 (UTC)