Talk:William Emerson Ritter

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Reference style

My main purpose in adding the {{wikify}} tag was to get the references in a proper format. Right now, all I see are a bunch of non-superscripted numerals scattered throughout the text, and a numbered list of references at the bottom. It's not clear that they're supposed to be connected. Please see Wikipedia:Citing sources for details on how to cite sources properly. Powers ^T 14:58, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Historic/scientific context needed

Ritter was hardly the first scientist to believe that it was important "to study living things in their natural environment." I made a modest edit to this section, but more should be done to contextualize Ritter's work. Additional information on Ritter's relationship with E.W. Scripps, plus references, is needed. (talk) 16:37, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]