Talk:Louis Lingg

Freiburg/Fribourg
I am pretty sure, Link moved to Freiburg in Breisgau and not Fribourg which is in Switzerland actually.

Birthplace and Name
First, please excuse my poor pronunciation - I'm not a native speaker. As you can see here http://www.harry-siegert.de/html/louis_lingg.html Lingg was born in Schwetzingen, not in Mannheim. Even if Mannheim is nearby - Schwetzingen is not a part of it, it is a town in it's own right. I don't rightly know how you do it in english wikipedia concerning a persons name. Lingg has changed his name when he arrived in the United States - from Ludwig Link into Louis Lingg. Maybe the information about his name could be added like: Louis Lingg (born as Ludwig Link). Best regards from Germany... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.166.65.71 (talk) 20:34, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

"Further reading" item removed
For years, this article has contained an entry in further reading as follows: New York Times; November 10, 1887. Louis Lingg was the most daring and desperate of the Anarchists. From the time of his arrival in Chicago, about seven months before the riot, he devoted his leisure to spreading the doctrines of which Fielden, Spies, and Parsons were the recognized champions. However, it isn't a proper reference, it is either an uncited quote, or OR masquerading as a source (or something else, but not a proper citation). I removed it.-- SPhilbrick  T  22:55, 19 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I never paid any attention to the item, but after a little detective work I found that it's the summary of the New York Times article about Lingg. Given the sensationalistic nature of the Times article, I'm not sure it's a good "Further reading" item. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 23:05, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

The blurb you cite easily links to the full 600-word abstract that does contain relevant historical information. Despite sensational prose such as "diabolical purpose", Lingg was by other accounts the most fervent of the accused anarchists, confirmed by his militant statements after sentencing and indeed his decision to kill himself with a blasting cap before he was to hang. "He made 50 bombs within a week of the night of the riot," the Times says. Against this, we can learn from witness testimony that he both made and oversaw others in the bomb-making, with the estimates of his fellow bomb-makers ranging from 26-50.

I would agree it makes for poor further reading. But the blurb is not inaccurate in portraying him as the "most desperate and daring of the anarchists" or that he spread doctrines of others accused. So it might be worth a referenced mention in the main body of the article.AECwriter 05:33, 16 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aecwriter (talk • contribs)

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