on 9/8/07 12:03 AM, K P at kpbotany(a)gmail.com wrote:
On 9/7/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On 9/8/07, K P <kpbotany(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Use of parenthetical remarks in the intro
paragraph is leading to
these streams of other language words so long you can't find the
introductory sentence--although they look less paranthetical when
they're 27 words longer than the containing sentence.
I guess I find this elegant:
John Smith (1864-1899) was a....
but you're right, this becomes heavy:
John Smith (born 1864 London, died 1899 Tunbridge Wells, England) was a...
Birth and death dates are fundamental to any biography. Birth and
death locations can wait till later in the article.
Steve
I could compromise on years alone, but it's a give em 8 digits and a
dash, and they'll take a dozen locations and alternative spellings
situation.
KP
How about this:
'''John Smith''' was born on January 1, 1864, and died on January
1, 1899.
Born in London, he was a writer.
The last paragraph of the Article would read:
John Smith died in Tunbridge Wells, England from [cause of death].
The more common the name, the more important the full dates of birth and
death become. It makes further research on the person much easier.
Marc Riddell