Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Ridgway


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:38, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Robert Ridgway

 * ... that ornithologist Robert Ridgway consulted with inventor Milton Bradley and Smithsonian head Samuel Pierpont Langley to create a new dictionary of color names for naturalists?

Improved to Good Article status by Dgorsline (talk). Self nominated at 20:51, 22 February 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article improved to GA status on 22 Feb and nominated for DYK on the same day. Article is 20511 characters. Hook is fairly interesting, and it's sourced and cited in the article. QPQ not needed. —  ₳aron  12:14, 15 March 2015 (UTC)