Template:Did you know nominations/E. W. Middlemast

E. W. Middlemast
Created/expanded by Fowler&fowler (talk), Ravichandar84 (talk). Nominated by Ravichandar84 (talk) at 06:48, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that E. W. Middlemast, Principal of the Presidency College, Madras in 1915, wrote a letter of recommendation for mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan for the position of a clerk at the Madras Port Trust?


 * There's one citation needed tag. Only concern.  HurricaneFan 25  18:05, 26 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I've removed the sentence as there also appeared to be peacock terms in it.- The Enforcer Office of the secret service 03:31, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hook is rather long. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:23, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ALT1 ... that E. W. Middlemast said of the mathematical genius Ramanujan: "Though he has had no experience of statistical work, I am confident that he can pick up the details in a very short time." —S MALL JIM   13:36, 29 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Technically short enough, but this may be better: ALT2 ... that E. W. Middlemast was the tenth Wrangler of mathematics? Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ALT2 ... that E. W. Middlemast wrote a letter recommending a job for Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan?- The Enforcer My Tea Kadai 04:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)