User:Wyatt Tyrone Smith

Current Focus: Completed Tasks:
 * MacTutor Archive - Mathematicians
 * South African Scientist Stubs (DONE-ish / 3 unimproved)

Hi, I'm Wyatt. I was born 17 December 1970 (Star sign: Sagittarius - fortunately Sagittarii don't believe in Astrology) I was raised in "Darkest Africa" in the City of Joburg (spelled without an apostrophe), (formerly Johannesburg), largest city in South Africa. I have a degree in Applied Chemistry. I worked for what was then the second largest gold mining company in the world (Anglo American)*1 as a senior chemist while trying to catch gold thieves. I spent the last 17 years as a tourist guide mostly in Johannesburg and Soweto. In 2017 my wife and I decided to retire and since then I've spent a lot of time working in our garden. I trade derivatives at night (day time for you western hemisphere people) and listen to many podcasts during the day. I'm interested in fostering scepticism because we need more of it everywhere.

My self-set target contribution of 0.004% to English Wikipedia and 0.25% to Afrikaans Wikipedia was reached after two years, and I have slowed down significantly.

Trivia item: Almost everybody in South Africa speaks at least 2 languages and some as many as 11.

Notes:
 * *1. Anglo American sold its last gold holdings in South Africa in Feb 2020.

Sciences

 * Adriana Marais - South African theoretical physicist, quantum cryptographer and quantum biologist
 * Alexander Brown (mathematician) - Scottish Mathematician and South African Educator
 * Alexander Buchan (mathematician) - Scottish mathematician
 * Andrew Young (mathematician) - Scottish mathematician, natural scientist and lawyer
 * David Tweedie (mathematician) - Scottish mathematician
 * David J. Tweedie (mathematician) - Scottish mathematician
 * Feodor Theilheimer - German Mathematician
 * Francesco d'Errico - Italian archaeologist
 * Havenga prize - Prize awarded to scientists for original research in natural sciences and the promotion of Afrikaans
 * Joan Morice- First female South African veterinary surgeon.(#)
 * Magdalena K. P. Smith Meyer - South African acarologist (#)
 * Margaret Karembu - Kenyan advocate for biotech
 * Marina Joubert
 * Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns - English version of this organisation's page

South Africa

 * Dorethea van der Merwe - first South African woman to be hanged for murder
 * Karin Prinsloo - South African martial artist
 * Mabel Jansen - South African writer, teacher, politician and advocate for Afrikaans education
 * Nicky Newton-King - first female CEO of JSE
 * Whitey Basson - ex CEO of Shoprite (South Africa)

Hmmmm....

 * Abraham Erasmus van Wyk - Suid-Afrikaanse planttaksonoom
 * Allan Hendry - Amerikaanse sterrekundige
 * Alternatiewe kankerbehandeling
 * Alternatiewe medikasie
 * Anna Amelia Obermeyer - South African botanist
 * Anna Petronella van Heerden
 * Aromaterapie
 * Benjamin Radford
 * Beskikbaarheidsheuristiek
 * Bewysgebaseerde medisyne
 * Byeterapie
 * Chelasie
 * Chiropraktyk
 * David Bruce Davidson - London-born South African electrical engineer
 * Denise Sheer - South-Afrikaanse genetikus.
 * Derek Keir - Suid-Afrikaanse medeprofessor van geofiesika
 * Dobbelaar se dwaling
 * Edward George Hudson Oliver - South African botanist
 * Elektroniese teistering
 * Elvis-waarnemings
 * Energiemedisyne
 * Ernest Leonard Johnson - Suid-Afrikaanse sterrekundige
 * Fundamentele navorsing
 * Gerhard Hancke - South African electrical engineer.
 * Geneties gemanipuleerde organisme
 * GGO-samesweringsteorieë
 * Goop
 * Groot Farmaseutiese samesweringsteorie
 * Gua sha - Chinese pseudowetenskap.
 * Hematurie - bloed in die urine.
 * Hologram-armband
 * Jan C. A. Boeyens - South African Chemist
 * James Randi
 * Jeffrey Epstein se dood
 * Jerry Andrus - kulkunstenaar
 * Joan Morice- First female South African veterinary surgeon.
 * John Gilchrist - South African Ichthyologist
 * John Spurgeon Henkel - South African botanist and forester
 * Jonathan M. Dorfan - South African-born particle physicist
 * Kabaal
 * Koffie-klysma
 * Kolitis
 * Kolonreiniging
 * Kristalgenesing
 * Lindsay Eddie - South African amateur astronomer
 * Lucinda Backwell - South African Archaeologist
 * Lyn Wadley - honorary professor of archaeology.
 * Magdalena K. P. Smith Meyer
 * Margaret Keay - South African-born British plant pathologist
 * Margaret Lawder - South African Botanist
 * Marie Prins - South African botanist
 * Megan Jill Russell - Biomedical and electrical engineer.
 * Mhlobo Jadezweni - South African linguist
 * Miriam Phoebe de Vos - South African botanist
 * MIV / VIGS-ontkenning
 * Mosambiekse presidensiële vliegtuig (1986)
 * Nicolaas Duneas - South African biochemist
 * Nigel Weiss - South African mathematician and astronomer
 * Omgekeerde dobbelaar se dwaling
 * Ongeluk (dwaling)
 * Ontgifting
 * Ontgiftingvoetbaddens
 * Patricia Joan Vinnicombe - South African archaeologist
 * Plasebo - 'n inerte stof of behandeling wat nie ontwerp is om terapeutiese waarde te hê nie
 * Proktokolitis
 * Pseudowetenskap bestaan uit stellings, oortuigings of praktyke wat beweer....
 * Ron Hickman - South African automobile designer and inventor
 * Samesweringsteorie
 * Siviele sameswering
 * Sponsagtige beesenkefalopatie
 * Stanley Skewes - South African mathematician
 * Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Biodiversiteitsinstituut - SANBI page
 * Susan Gerbic
 * Terence Macleane Salter - Brits-Suid-Afrikaanse plantkundige
 * The Goop Lab
 * The European Skeptics Podcast
 * Thomas P Stratten - Suid-Afrikaanse ingenieur
 * Tradisionele Chinese Medisyne
 * Vertebrale subluksasie
 * William Sage Rapson - Nieuw-Seelandse- end Suid-Afrikaanse-chemikus
 * Sjabloon:Kantbalk Alternatiewe medisyne
 * Sjabloon:Samesweringsteorieë
 * Sjabloon:Samesweringsteorieë

Other

 * Lion & Safari Park - Afrikaans version of the Lion Park page

Afrikaans Wikipedia pages that I made a major contribution to in 2019

 * Akupunktuur
 * Jan H van der Merwe - South African Mathematician and Physicist
 * Elektrosensitiwiteit - 'n toestand waar 'n persoon simptome ervaar wat volgens hulle veroorsaak word deur elektromagnetiese velde
 * Thalassoterapie
 * Genetiese manipulasie
 * Gwyneth Paltrow

Pages upgraded as part of the Ontkiemingskompetisie 2019

 * Amied
 * Astrale projeksie
 * Bermudadriehoek
 * Daily Telegraph
 * Deuterium
 * Furaan
 * Homoloë reeks
 * Houtsuiker
 * Imidasool
 * Jane Duncan (akademikus)
 * JSE
 * Katalisator
 * Laurens van der Post
 * Lys van myne in Suid-Afrika
 * Massaspektrometrie
 * Matimba-kragstasie - South African coal-burning power station
 * Malusi Gigaba- South African politician
 * Merkaptaan
 * Metafisika
 * Metielisosianaat
 * Michael Tellinger
 * Naby-infrarooispektroskopie
 * Oksaalsuur
 * Ontologie
 * Organometaalchemie
 * Organiese sintese
 * Piridien
 * Richard Feynman
 * Sinkoksied
 * Vreemde vlieënde voorwerp
 * Yskor

Edited pages on English Wikipedia in 2019
(#) Indicates I translated it into Afrikaans as well, (-) indicates Afrikaans translation exists but it isn't my work.

Sciences

 * Abraham Erasmus van Wyk(#)
 * Alan William James Cousins (#)
 * Albert John Hesse (#)
 * Alexander F. I. Forbes (#)
 * Amanda Swart (#)
 * Anna Amelia Obermeyer(#)
 * Anna Petronella van Heerden(#)
 * Austin Roberts (-)
 * Bernie Fanaroff (#)
 * Charles Hellaby (#)
 * Christo Albertyn Smith (#)
 * Christopher Henshilwood (#)
 * Clarence Van Riet Lowe
 * Cobus de Swardt
 * Dave Levitan
 * David Bruce Davidson(#)
 * David Glasser
 * Denise Sheer (#)
 * Derek Keir(#)
 * Edward George Hudson Oliver(#)
 * Ernest Leonard Johnson (#)
 * Fulufhelo Nelwamondo
 * Gerhard Hancke
 * Hendrik van der Bijl
 * James Henry Bowker
 * James Trefil
 * Jan C. A. Boeyens (#)
 * Jan H van der Merwe (#)
 * John Gilchrist (zoologist) (#)
 * John Parkington
 * John Patrick Rourke
 * John Spurgeon Henkel (#)
 * John Talbot Robinson
 * Jonathan M. Dorfan (#)
 * Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe
 * Kathleen D. Gordon-Gray
 * Leo Schamroth
 * Lindsay Eddie (#)
 * Lucinda Backwell (#)
 * Margaret Keay (#)
 * Margaret Lawder (#)
 * Marie Prins (#)
 * Marion Scheepers
 * Megan Jill Russell
 * Mhlobo Jadezweni (#)
 * Miriam Phoebe de Vos (#)
 * Nicolaas Duneas (#)
 * Nigel Weiss (#)
 * P. Alexander Hulley
 * Patricia Joan Vinnicombe (#)
 * Peter B. Best
 * Robert Emden
 * Roland Trimen
 * Ron Hickman (#)
 * Siyabulela Xuza
 * Stanley Skewes (#)
 * Terence Macleane Salter (#)
 * Thomas P Stratten (#)
 * Trevor Wadley
 * Ulrich Jakobus
 * William Frederick Purcell
 * Willem Hendrik van den Bos
 * William Sage Rapson (#)
 * William Stephen Finsen
 * Winsome Fanny Barker

Other from 2019

 * Barry Roux - South African lawyer who defended Oscar Pistorius (# rewrote existing)
 * Lion Park (#)
 * MultiChoice - Southern African satellite-tv service (# added to existing)
 * Order of Mapungubwe
 * Template:Order of Mapungubwe

Works in progress

 * Taxation in South Africa (a never ending update)

Pages I am currently interested in following

 * Cape Town International Airport
 * Shepherd Bushiri - Self styled profit (no spelling error)

Pages I tried to update but failed

 * Otto Brune - South African mathematician. Couldn't find additional info. Added infobox
 * Nuno Pires - no additional info. Might not be notable.
 * Stephan Swanson - now a tour guide. No independent sources, most sources are dead links.

Backburner
These pages have serious issues unlikely to be resolved soon or other reasons not to complete.
 * Tana Joseph - New page!! Was already done and deleted in Nov 2018 - Not notable enough, 3rd party sources needed.

Waste disposal
These pages I wasted time on only to have them deleted. It seems unlikely that I will spend more time on them.
 * Aaron Cohen - I edited this page extensively. It lead to a copy/edit fight with a groupie. An editor took over the fight, it went AFD and now is gone.
 * Michael J. Wingfield - South African botanist and pathologist. I just spruced up this page and when the editors took another look at it, it seems that original page (not written by me) was a copyright violation. So its gone now.
 * Pierre Rautenbach - no secondary refs. Not notable. Started AfD and page was deleted on 3 Oct 2019.
 * Edmund February - no secondary refs. No info on him as a scientist. Started AfD and page was deleted on 25 October 2019.