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Hello. Was Ronald Graham listed on Votes for deletion before you deleted him? It's just that I didn't see him there... You are familiar with the deletion policy, aren't you? Just checking... -- Oliver P. 15:42 5 Jun 2003 (UTC)
If you want to open a new thread do that and go learn how to create a new page with the same name.
Do not delete important already there, just because you have something else to add!
Is there a more recent picture of him?? He looks very young for a 72 year old in those pictures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.108.202.22 ( talk) 02:06, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Firstly, the quality of the image looks way too high. Secondly, he's wearing a digital watch; they only came into prevalence in the mid-to-late 70's. Thirdly, the reference for that date is some document which seems to just guess at dates (the author also mistyped 1960's as 1060's, somehow). I'm removing the caption, but if anyone can find a more accurate date or year, feel free... -- Pingumeister( talk) 18:08, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
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There are rumours going around that Ron Graham has died. The closest thing to a source I can find is this reddit post [1], though I'm not sure whether Template:Recent death can be applied because of this. -- GautamC ( talk) 17:17, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
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I received (perhaps the same) email from Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia. It links to Wikipedia for a brief biography, not as a source for Ron's death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.172.188.111 ( talk) 17:29, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Announcement on Discrete Mathematics SIAG mailing list http://lists.siam.org/pipermail/siam-dm/2020-July/000172.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.34.166.100 ( talk) 18:13, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Just saw an update to his page at MAA (Mathematical Association of America) - link here. Kaisertalk ( talk) 19:13, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
The person who made the Reddit thread claims to be a close family friend. [1] However, social media posts generally aren't considered reliable sources. Ixfd64 ( talk) 20:15, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Ronald Graham has sadly died yesterday on July 6th, 2020. He was 84 years old. The AMS has an article on him, proving the rumors are true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:AC59:2900:90DA:EB62:FAD1:2145 ( talk) 22:23, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
I struck the parenthetical comment from "Bell Labs and (as it became) AT&T Labs". At the divestiture of Lucent Technologies, AT&T Bell Labs split into Bell Labs in Lucent and AT&T Labs in AT&T. Whether the flag of Bell Labs was passed with the name or with the owner is a matter of opinion. If you think it's important to indicate a relationship , AT&T Labs could be identified as "offshoot" or "descendant" of Bell Labs. Mdmi ( talk) 03:26, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
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I'll take this one up. I had no clue Ronald Graham had passed away... that's really sad to hear. Thanks for working on his article. A cursory look through of the article found nothing wanting, so I'll move on to the full review. Ovinus ( talk) 09:02, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
American Mathematical Society (AMS)and then just
AMSthe second time?
the son of an oil field worker and later merchant marineIs this the father? Do we know anything about Graham's mother?
where he learned gymnastics but no mathematics.He didn't take math classes while he was there? I think "but no mathematics" can be removed here.
University Professor of Mathematical SciencesIs the "University" necessary here? (Is that the full title?)
with Fan Chungcan just say "Chung" and not wikilink it for the rest of the article
As well as publishing under his own name, Graham has participated in the publicationsI think the first phrase here can be removed; it's pretty clear that Graham has published without a pseudonym
and the Erdős–Graham problem is closely relatedI'd make clear it's related to Egyptian fractions, so "which are closely related to the Erdos–Graham problem"
Paul ErdősCan just be Erdos and non-linked for the rest of the article
Graham offered a monetary prizeTo be clear, the prize was totally out of his own pocket?
As well,The previous sentence describes Graham's work with Mills in juggling, right? So why is this "as well" if we have already considered one of his contributions to the field of juggling? Maybe "Graham himself made significant" ?
All together, a great article on a great man. Thank you for working on this; I found the article very interesting. I'll promote once you've responded to my remaining comments. Cheers, Ovinus ( talk) 20:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
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According to [3] Prof. Graham has four wives. However, the article specifies only one wife. Should I change it? --- ProfPizza ( talk) 21:42, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
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Mathematical Association of America, also became president of the
International Jugglers' Association? | |||||||||
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Hello. Was Ronald Graham listed on Votes for deletion before you deleted him? It's just that I didn't see him there... You are familiar with the deletion policy, aren't you? Just checking... -- Oliver P. 15:42 5 Jun 2003 (UTC)
If you want to open a new thread do that and go learn how to create a new page with the same name.
Do not delete important already there, just because you have something else to add!
Is there a more recent picture of him?? He looks very young for a 72 year old in those pictures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.108.202.22 ( talk) 02:06, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Firstly, the quality of the image looks way too high. Secondly, he's wearing a digital watch; they only came into prevalence in the mid-to-late 70's. Thirdly, the reference for that date is some document which seems to just guess at dates (the author also mistyped 1960's as 1060's, somehow). I'm removing the caption, but if anyone can find a more accurate date or year, feel free... -- Pingumeister( talk) 18:08, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
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There are rumours going around that Ron Graham has died. The closest thing to a source I can find is this reddit post [1], though I'm not sure whether Template:Recent death can be applied because of this. -- GautamC ( talk) 17:17, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
References
I received (perhaps the same) email from Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia. It links to Wikipedia for a brief biography, not as a source for Ron's death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.172.188.111 ( talk) 17:29, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Announcement on Discrete Mathematics SIAG mailing list http://lists.siam.org/pipermail/siam-dm/2020-July/000172.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.34.166.100 ( talk) 18:13, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Just saw an update to his page at MAA (Mathematical Association of America) - link here. Kaisertalk ( talk) 19:13, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
The person who made the Reddit thread claims to be a close family friend. [1] However, social media posts generally aren't considered reliable sources. Ixfd64 ( talk) 20:15, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Ronald Graham has sadly died yesterday on July 6th, 2020. He was 84 years old. The AMS has an article on him, proving the rumors are true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:AC59:2900:90DA:EB62:FAD1:2145 ( talk) 22:23, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
I struck the parenthetical comment from "Bell Labs and (as it became) AT&T Labs". At the divestiture of Lucent Technologies, AT&T Bell Labs split into Bell Labs in Lucent and AT&T Labs in AT&T. Whether the flag of Bell Labs was passed with the name or with the owner is a matter of opinion. If you think it's important to indicate a relationship , AT&T Labs could be identified as "offshoot" or "descendant" of Bell Labs. Mdmi ( talk) 03:26, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
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I'll take this one up. I had no clue Ronald Graham had passed away... that's really sad to hear. Thanks for working on his article. A cursory look through of the article found nothing wanting, so I'll move on to the full review. Ovinus ( talk) 09:02, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
American Mathematical Society (AMS)and then just
AMSthe second time?
the son of an oil field worker and later merchant marineIs this the father? Do we know anything about Graham's mother?
where he learned gymnastics but no mathematics.He didn't take math classes while he was there? I think "but no mathematics" can be removed here.
University Professor of Mathematical SciencesIs the "University" necessary here? (Is that the full title?)
with Fan Chungcan just say "Chung" and not wikilink it for the rest of the article
As well as publishing under his own name, Graham has participated in the publicationsI think the first phrase here can be removed; it's pretty clear that Graham has published without a pseudonym
and the Erdős–Graham problem is closely relatedI'd make clear it's related to Egyptian fractions, so "which are closely related to the Erdos–Graham problem"
Paul ErdősCan just be Erdos and non-linked for the rest of the article
Graham offered a monetary prizeTo be clear, the prize was totally out of his own pocket?
As well,The previous sentence describes Graham's work with Mills in juggling, right? So why is this "as well" if we have already considered one of his contributions to the field of juggling? Maybe "Graham himself made significant" ?
All together, a great article on a great man. Thank you for working on this; I found the article very interesting. I'll promote once you've responded to my remaining comments. Cheers, Ovinus ( talk) 20:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
The result was: promoted by
SL93 (
talk)
03:54, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Improved to Good Article status by David Eppstein ( talk). Self-nominated at 20:13, 30 January 2021 (UTC).
General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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QPQ: Done. |
Overall:
Just one thing,
David Eppstein. Also worth noting that this was featured on the mainpage in ITNRD, which doesn't disqualify it from DYK.
Eddie891
Talk
Work
20:55, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
According to [3] Prof. Graham has four wives. However, the article specifies only one wife. Should I change it? --- ProfPizza ( talk) 21:42, 22 April 2021 (UTC)