Talk:Jaan Puhvel/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Amitchell125 (talk · contribs) 16:53, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

I'll take this one on.

Assessment

General comments

• Puhvel’s surname occurs 23 times; he 12; him 0. I would reduce the frequency that Puhvel occurs.
• There is a little information in the Estonian Wikipedia article (here, which might be of use.

Links

• ...works on Proto-Indo-European mythology and society. - society doesn’t lead to where you expect it to.
• Unlink Finland; Sweden; Canada; Paris (MOS:OL).
• ...included Émile Benveniste, Georges Dumézil, Pierre Chantraine, Michel Lejeune and Alfred Ernout… - needs to be amended to something like ‘...included the linguists Émile Benveniste, Georges Dumézil, Pierre Chantraine, Michel Lejeune and the philoligist Alfred Ernout…’.
• Who were Stig Wikander, C. Scott Littleton, Donald J. Ward and Martin Puhvel?
• Link microbiologist.
• I’m unclear what the personal connection is with Puhvel and the people listed in the ‘See also’ section.
• John Greppin appears to be listed twice.
• {{Estonia-linguist-stub}} and {{US-linguist-stub}} should be removed from the article, as they are out of date.

Lead section / infobox

• Puhvel is well known… - well known is an an example of a peacock term (see WP:PEA) and so should be avoided.
• Ditto numerous influential in ...of numerous influential works on….
• I would expand the lead section to summarise more of his personal life (escape from Estonia, education in Canada and the US, when he retired).

Early life and education

• ...a civil engineer by education… - it was his career/profession, not his education.
• subsequently is a redundant word. I would amend ...subsequently went to study at…- to ‘... studied at…'.
• Consider linking dissertation.
• a book under the title is redundant.

Career

• Since 1958, Puhvel taught classical languages and comparative Indo-European linguistics at (UCLA)… - I would amend this to ‘Puhvel taught classical languages and comparative Indo-European linguistics at (UCLA) from 1958…’.
• Puhvel has retired… - do we have a date?
• ...when its translation into Estonian was prepared. - amend to something like ‘...when the translation into Estonian was being prepared.’ to improve the prose.
• Puhvel has been characterized as one of the world's most notable Indo-Europeanists and Hittitologists, and one of the most prominent Estonian scholars of all time. - I would mention the author of these words, even though the text is cited.

Personal life

• Puhvel is a member of the Democratic Party. - should be removed as it is not notable.

Selected works

• The 10 volumes of the Hittite Etymological Dictionary do not need to be listed individually in the article.

References/Sources

• Ref 2 (Bulletin of Baltic Studies) doesn’t need to be linked to Google Books, as no text is available.
• Studies in Honor of Jaan Puhvel - Part 1 is not needed here, as it is not referred to in the article.

On hold

I've put the article on hold for a week until 28 October to allow time for the above points to be addressed. Please contact me if you need to. Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 16:07, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Amitchell125 for your very helpful edits and suggestions. Unfortunately, i was not able to determine the date of Puhvel's retirement. I have nevertheless made an attempt at modifying the article in accordance with your review. Krakkos (talk) 18:57, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your work, I made a few adjustments; it looks ready. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:56, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Great work. Thank you so much. Krakkos (talk) 08:09, 21 October 2020 (UTC)