Talk:Anton Ausserer

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A fact from Anton Ausserer appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 October 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that before he died aged 46, Anton Ausserer had described 38 new species of tarantula?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anton Ausserer.

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 02:34, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that before he died, aged 46, Anton Ausserer had described 38 new species of tarantula?

Reviewed: The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:01, 29 September 2020 (UTC).[reply]

The article is new enough and long enough. A QPQ has been done and I didn't find any close paraphrasing. Given that all of the sources are offline, I am assuming good faith on their reliability. The hook fact is cited inline, but only partially: the 38 new species of tarantula is cited, but not that he died at the age of 46 (indeed, no source is provided for either his date of birth or his date of death). Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:35, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: I have added two citations to the lead, one is online and confirms the year of birth and of death, the other is from the German Wikipedia and presumably confirms the actual dates. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:03, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the edit; however, as "age 46" is part of the hook, the reference needs to be duplicated at the sentence that goes but died of lung disease a year later at the age of 46 as well. In addition, the last paragraph of the "Life and career" section could be reworded since the word "tarantula" is repeated in relatively quick succession. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 10:40, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: How's that then? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:25, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, this should be good to go now. There's just one last comment: the "Anton Ausserer's life was short, busy and full of hardship" phrase doesn't sound encyclopedic (it sounds like something you'd see in an obituary or a tribute, not an encyclopedia) so it probably needs to be removed, but it's a minor issue that shouldn't hold up the nom. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 12:10, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]