Talk:Alexander Polyhistor

Merger of Alexander of Miletus with this article

So far as I can judge from the contents of the article on Alexander of Miletus, he is Alexander Polyhistor under a different name. Alexander of Miletus is effectively an orphan article so, subject to checking, it seems to make sense to merge it here. PWilkinson (talk) 20:10, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Your assessment matches mine from my limited experience installing a new article on the Hellenic Jewish epic poet Philo. My source, 1911 Britannica, mentions him being extracted by Alexander Polyhistor, but I find no mention of Philo in this article. But I do find a mention of him in the article on Alexander of Miletus. Perhaps Milesian means "of Miletus"? So I would support the merger. It would be good to hear from someone else, or a solid citation identifying the two monikers. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 00:55, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

I find that "Milesian" does mean "of Miletus" (according to my first edition of the American Heritage dictionary), but it also means "pertaining to Ireland". Ireland sounds out of the ballpark in this context, but I would still look to hear from someone else on the matter and/or get a citation. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 01:12, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Good catch: these are certainly one and the same. (And Bob's right that Milesian means "of Miletus" with regard to Alexander. I had never heard of Milesians (Irish). What a fantastic coincidence.)  ^davidiad_.: 01:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

OK. I went ahead and did the merger. Thanks for the confirmation. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 19:35, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

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