Fausto Veranzio
This is about Wikipedia's article on Fausto Veranzio.
Fausto Veranzio (or Faust Vrancic)[1] is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits nationalistic editing. Fausto Veranzio was historically a citizen of the Republic of Venice in the 16th and 17th century. He does have a Croatian background through family lineage. He was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.
“ | Wikipedia states: ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia. [2] (3rd of October 2010) | ” |
It must be stated that this man was from the Republic of Venice not from Croatia, in fact Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time.
This is using Wikipedia for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a perfectly good article on this unique individual. Fausto was born in Sibenik circa 1551 in Dalmatia, a region of the Republic of Venice in todays modern Croatia. In the 19th century Dalmatia became a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Dalmatia as a region, dates back to the Roman Empire).[3]
- Encyclopedia Britannica-Dalmatia:
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See also
- The Wikipedia Point of View
- The Wikipedia Point of View/Activists
- Worst of Wikipedia
- Top 10 Reasons Not to Donate to Wikipedia
References
- ^ Pronounced in Croatian: Vranchic or Vrančić
- ^ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio". 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04. Check date values in:
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(help) - ^ The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 by Edward Gibbon (p158)
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica: Dalmatia
External links
- Francesco Patrizi: BEYOND NECESSITY- Francesco Patrizi link
The case of Francesco Patrizi, the Venetian philosopher, is a fine illustration of the nationalistic warfare that infests Wikipedia, and the inaccuracy and distortion and bias that follows as a result.
“ | Quote by Ocham-London, United Kingdom:The problem becomes particularly acute in a place like Wikipedia, where the only intellectual interest - that is to say, no intellectual interest at all - lies simply in a nationalistic dispute, in this case between Italians and Croatians. | ” |
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