Talk:William Thomas (antiquary)
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[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 04:30, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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- ... that as part of his work as an antiquary William Thomas (pictured) visited every church in Worcestershire? Source: "With a view to the publication of a history of Worcestershire he transcribed many documents, besides visiting every church in the county" from:
"Thomas, William (1670-1738)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ALT1: ... that English clergyman William Thomas (pictured) spent so much time working as an antiquary that he left little for sleep, eating or leisure? Source: "His industry was amazing, and he hardly allowed himself time for sleep, meals, and amusement" from:
"Thomas, William (1670-1738)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Koken
- ALT1: ... that English clergyman William Thomas (pictured) spent so much time working as an antiquary that he left little for sleep, eating or leisure? Source: "His industry was amazing, and he hardly allowed himself time for sleep, meals, and amusement" from:
Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:09, 4 March 2022 (UTC).
Interesting bio of a dedicated person, on fine sources, offline source accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I prefer the original hook. The image is licensed and shows the period well without extra words. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:08, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
ALT0 to T:DYK/P3 without image
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