Talk:Francis Williams (poet)

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Requested move 26 December 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Francis Williams (poet) be renamed and moved to Francis Williams (18th century).

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Francis Williams (poet) → Francis Williams (18th century) – "Poet" is clearly not the best way to describe this person. In his lifetime he would have been called a gentleman, which I think is anachronistic for Wikipedia. His main job was a plantation master but this is not what he is known for. His most notable contribution is to astronomy (see Halley's Comet), but he was not a career astronomer. He also made minor contributions to poetry and to local education in Jamaica. I suggest that "Francis Williams (18th century)" is the most neutral title available. See Francis Williams for reference. NotBartEhrman (talk) 18:39, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose use of non-standard opaque parenthetical qualifier "(18th century)". In the lede sentence of subject's entry, he is described as "a Jamaican polymath, scholar, astronomer and poet who was one of the most notable free black people in Jamaica". Since "poet" is one of those four descriptions and examples of his poetry are quoted within the article, "poet" is certainly an apt description. However, if consensus were to skew towards preference of Francis Williams (polymath), Francis Williams (scholar) or Francis Williams (astronomer), I would not oppose any of those alternative qualifiers. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 05:09, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think "polymath" also works. NotBartEhrman (talk) 11:27, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Francis Williams (polymath). Most descriptive title. Theparties (talk) 07:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]