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: ... 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, because Croatia as a sovereign state did not exist for at least three hundred years after his time.
This is using Wikipedia for blatant nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact, otherwise it ruined a perfectly good article on this unique individual. Fausto was born in Sibenik circa 1551 in Dalmatia, a region of Republic of Venice in todays modern Croatia. In the 19th century it 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
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:
|date=(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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