On 25/02/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I would see no problem with an article about a
scientist which was
entirely about his professional contributions, and didn't so much as
mention a date of birth, middle name or anything vaguely personal. The
article should be primarily about their work, and that "biographical"
information is purely incidental.
For many medieval (or earlier) figures known for their work, not their
life, we're in exactly this state - all sorts of significant
characters where we can guess what country they were born in and have
a decent stab at what decade, but unless they attracted someone to
write a short biography of them *and* had that survive, you're not
going to get much more.
--
- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk