Talk:Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
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This article could use more in-line citations to give it authority. I'll see what I can find. LTC (Ret.) David J. Cormier (talk) 20:33, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
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Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (September 21, 1830 – October 30, 1908) was a prominent American socialite of the second half of the 19th century. Born into a wealthy family from New York City's Dutch aristocracy, she married William Backhouse Astor Jr. in 1853. The Astor family had made a fortune through fur trading and real estate. Mrs. Astor became a leading member of the exclusive New York aristocratic society of inherited wealth; by the end of the 19th century she was known as the Mrs. Astor. Adjacent Astor family homes that she had occupied at different times on Fifth Avenue became the first Waldorf–Astoria hotel, and later the site of the Empire State Building.Painting: Carolus-Duran, 1890; Metropolitan Museum of Art
MDMXIV is incorrect? edit
"The Roman date MDMXIV is 1514..." Wouldn't 1514 be MDXIV? MDMXIV is indeed 1914, which would make the date correct, making the claim made in the same sentence (that MDMXIV means 1514 and is therefore the incorrect year) false. Salvapdivad (talk) 23:51, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
- I thought 1914 is MCMXIV. I could see why someone would think MDM = 1500, but you can't put D before M. 1500 would be MD. Is this really inscribed incorrectly in the cenotaph? I can't find a picture online of the inscription. 2601:804:8601:8E10:85FF:26A4:1437:3D91 (talk) 03:34, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
- I sent a message to the archives team at trinitywallstreet.org. They confirmed that the inscription reads MCMXIV (and the article is incorrect). So, I will be correcting this in the article. Singdeep (talk) 11:45, 12 April 2023 (UTC)