Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 May 2020 at 22:13:19 (UTC)

Reason: Emmy Noether, one of the top mathematicians of 20th century, contributed to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. Several contributions are named after her, including Noether's theorem which is the mathematical framework of conservation of energy. Following her death, Einstein wrote a letter in the New York Times (May 5, 1935) in recognition of her contributions [1]. The image is shy of the 1500 pixel count, but I think this qualifies for an exception. The image is historic, has high EV and good composition. The original is 1450×2085 pixels, I uploaded it for reference. The white periphery had always been cropped, because it fits the articles better that way, so after doing some minor touchups I cropped the periphery to what it was.
Articles in which this image appears: Emmy Noether, List of things named after Emmy Noether, Conservation of energy, Women in science, List of female scientists in the 20th century + others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 22:13, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per nom really: this is a high quality photo, and looks great in the infobox. Nick-D (talk) 01:24, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:06, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:48, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. The iconic image of a top mathematician of any century, not just the 20th. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:34, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

True. David, it would be nice if you wrote her main page blurb. Cheers. Bammesk (talk) 01:40, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support | DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:09, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Lemonreader (talk) 04:16, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The image lacks a tag explaining why it is PD in the US. This should be provided, with evidence. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:39, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I updated the tags, but can't find a source for its publication pre 1925. Bammesk (talk) 13:58, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Then why are you so sure it was published pre 1925? Josh Milburn (talk) 06:31, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose until the copyright situation is cleared up. We really can't be promoting images that only might be public domain. Josh Milburn (talk) 06:31, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find a source so I am not sure it was published pre 1925. Here is what I found (I am not a copyright expert, so correct me if I am wrong). These two sources [2], [3] suggest copyright ownership by her family (in footnotes: Emiliana and Monica), which suggests copyright ownership by Emmy Noether herself. 1- if the image was first published pre 1925, then it is PD in U.S., 2- if the image was first published after her death in 1935, then it is PD in U.S. 70 years after her death, i.e. post 2005, 3- if the image was first published between 1925 and her death in 1935, then a copyright renewal must have been filed 28 years later, from 1952 to 1963, or else the image is in PD in U.S. I did a search for her name in the online copyright registration and renewal records from 1952 to 1963 and found reference to only one item, this book. The book was first published in 1930 (volume 1) and 1931 (volume 2) in Germany, and multiple later editions exist. Whether the book includes this photo (at the time a 20 year old photo) is unlikely, but it is verifiable. Bammesk (talk) 18:52, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The English translation of the book is available at the internet archive volume 1, volume 2 (published around 1950). I looked through them and there are no images or photographs in them. I placed an inquiry at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard diff. If there is no clearing up of the copyright, I would have no objection to withdrawing this nomination. Bammesk (talk) 23:43, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Postpone closure until this deletion request on Commons is closed. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: FYI: the image was reverted to a unrestored version. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:06, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Armbrust, Ok, let's get clarity on the deletion request first, otherwise it's a moot point. Bammesk (talk) 01:26, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:40, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Armbrust:, I withdraw this nom. I will renominate if and when the copyright is cleared up. Bammesk (talk) 03:38, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:50, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:50, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]