Talk:Harold McGee

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Scientist?[edit]

Is it proper to call him a "scientist"? His professional background is in literature. I can see an argument either way, but I wonder if someone reading the word "scientist" assumes that it indicates professional credentials. Guanxi (talk) 00:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It says that he got a PhD. What was his field of study? Perhaps a science? Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 11:08, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a crazy thought: read the article —

He went on to do a Ph.D. on the romantic poetry of John Keats^[1]

(Maybe someone could determine whether he obtained his doctorate, or merely did it.)
Weeb Dingle (talk) 20:46, 15 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ McGee, Harold James (1978). Keats and the Progress of Taste (PhD thesis). Yale University.

tone it down[edit]

At a glance, 11 of the 26 cited references point to books/articles authored by the article's subject. This ought to be reduced, as it lends the article a distinct curriculum vitae tone (WP:NOCVS).
Weeb Dingle (talk) 20:39, 15 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[phd-1] McGee, Harold James (1978). Keats and the Progress of Taste (PhD thesis). Yale University.

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