Talk:Henry George Fischer

Edit Request

This is from an email from Christine Lilyquist, Curator Emerita, Egyptian Art and Wallace Egyptology The Metropolitan Museum of Art:

"Your entry on Henry Fischer also has at least one mistake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George_Fischer); when he resigned from the Curatorship in 1970, a research chair was set up for him at the Museum by Lila Acheson Wallace. He held that chair until 1991, when he retired from the Museum."

She apparently does not have any citation for this, but knows from having been here at this time. She asked that I convey this here.

WilliamDigiCol (talk) 13:43, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Reply 11-APR-2018

The article states: "In 1970 Fischer was awarded by the museum patron Lila Acheson Wallace, earning a special chair as the curator of Egyptology. When he retired in 1992, he became a curator emeritus." By my calculations the article is off by one year, as it claims 1992 as his year of retirement. It also bestows upon him an extra title beyond that of special chair as curator of Egyptology: the title of Curator Emeritus.

So we can see that there is a bit of a disconnect here in the two versions. Just to make sure, and since you're in communication with Ms. Lilyquist, it would be great if you could check with her to see which of these two versions sounds right. Here are the two versions again for reference:

Comparison of timelines

The timeline as recalled by Ms. Christine Lilyquist	The timeline as stated in Wikipedia
When Henry Fischer resigns his Curatorship in 1970, a research chair is set up for him at the Museum by Lila Acheson Wallace. He holds this chair until 1991, when he retires from the Museum.	In 1970, Henry Fischer is awarded by the museum patron Lila Acheson Wallace a special chair as Curator of Egyptology. When he retires in 1992, he becomes Curator Emeritus.

When you're ready to proceed, please change the request edit template's answer parameter to read from ans=yes to ans=no. Thank you!  Spintendo      15:41, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

@WilliamDigiCol and Spintendo: That part of the article is supported by his NYT obituary, which is an authoritative source: In 1970, a museum patron, Lila Acheson Wallace, endowed a special chair for him as curator of Egyptology, and he held it until his retirement in 1992. Unless Lilyquist can provide us with a published reliable source that contradicts it, our hands are tied. – Joe (talk) 17:37, 11 April 2018 (UTC)