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I'm not sure that Viahniac specialized in "circulatory systems in unicellular plants" as I think that a circulatory system is composed of a lot of cells, so in an unicellular plant... Alamar
In this case, and for the questionable statements below, have you examined the cited sources? I myself do not have access to a good library at the moment, so I cannot do it; but it seems that this would be a good place to start fact checking. --
Rmrfstar (
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23:59, 19 April 2011 (UTC)reply
No I don't have access to these sources for now but I'm looking for them.
But for the unicellular problem I have a master degree in Biology and I can assure you that unicellular (plants or animals) have no circulatory system! You can read
circulatory system and you'll see why this is impossible with only one cell.
Vishniac is said to have win this but I can't find a single information on the internet about this Prize that isn't directly linked to Vishniac (and most of the time to this article or a copy of it). Are you sure it really exists? Alamar —Preceding
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86.197.251.110 (
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15:55, 18 April 2011 (UTC)reply
I am translating this article for the French Wikipedia so i'm reading and checking a lot of details. I'm not 100% sure but other informations I found on internet about Zbaszyn show that if it's near the Germany/Poland border, in 1938 it was a Polish city and not a German one and the internment camp Roman sneaked into wasn't at all for a deportation in Poland but for Polish Jews living in Germany and deported because of a new Polish law. (see
Zbaszyn). Besides, in 1938 I think there was no jewish deportation camps in Poland since Germany only invaded Poland in september 1939.
So "he sneaked into Zbaszyn, an internment camp in Germany near the border, where Jews awaited deportment to Poland." should be changed to "he sneaked into Zbaszyn, an internment camp in Poland near the German border, where Jews had been deported from Germany.".
Alamar —Preceding
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86.197.251.110 (
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13:46, 18 April 2011 (UTC)reply
DanielK212, concerning the edits you made to ==Publications== and ==Exhibitions==, I have a few comments and questions which I list below:
Do you have a source for the 31 photographs in Polish Jews, or was this just a typo of mine? Also, I think the focus on spirituality in this publication is notable.
Doesn't Roman Vishniac (ICP) list the ICP exhibition at the Jewish Museum separately from the touring ICP exhibition? Also, where is it listed that the title of the latter is the same as the former?
I believe the title of Children of a Vanished World does not include "Roman Vishniac", even though the name is on the cover. Were the photographs exhibited at Spertus Museum fromChildren of a Vanished World or showcased with it?
Should not we cite the publication date of the version of Polish Jews that we used, at least for the citation?
Is the '83 version of The Vanished World the most popular of publications? I thought he was more well-known sooner.
looking carefully at the images, I can see evidence of "spirtuality" in just about half. In retrospect, that focus is very important.
yes, they are listed separatly, but the dates, titles and locations indicate they are the same exhibit traveling, from NYC to Albany etc.
"Children of the Vanished World" does not include photos of the original RV and reviews indicate that the exhibit in question showed only the unpublished ones.
my contact with him was from 1978 to 1981 and he was not yet recognized by the public
Is there a way to unprotect this so that the very numerous punctuation and grammar errors can be corrected? It's sad to see a featured article in such disarray, especially one written about such an important and interesting individual. --
Charlene.fic02:37, 19 August 2006 (UTC)reply
"He was, however, an extremely diverse photographer, an accomplished biologist and a knowledgeable student and teacher of art history."
2nd sentance I'm changing to "He was not only an extremely diverse photographer, but also an accomplished biologist and a knowledgeable student and teacher of art history." because I don't think however is appropriate since you're not directly contradicting anything.
Omishark03:45, 19 August 2006 (UTC)reply
"He is known also for his extreme humanism and respect and awe for life, sentiments that can be seen in all aspects of his work."
A person with such a heavy agenda as a zionist hardly fits the character of a "extreme humanist" (What is a humanist?) and "awe for life" (Shock & Awe maybe, har har, I digress).
Probably because you're not looking through the eyes of an anti-semite. Try squinting real hard and then look at this from say "historian" David Irving's point of view. If you support the right of a Jewish state to exist, you can't be a humanist. See it now?
The fact is that many well known humanists have supported the existence of the Jewish state. The name
Albert Einstein for one comes to mind. Einstein served on the advisory board of the First Humanist Society of New York. And he was invited to serve as the second president of Israel (which he declined). No doubt some wouldn't count Einstein as a humanist because, well, you know, he's one of them, you know, those people.
Askolnick22:59, 21 August 2006 (UTC)reply
I think I know why you indulge in victimism: it works. However it is not that strange doubting that a Zionist (i.e. a Jewish nationalist), an historian focused on his ancestors, an author of portraits of pious or famous Jews etc. could be defined as "extreme humanist" (extreme?). You know, humanism tends to be a broader concept that being a convinced Jew. — Preceding
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41.239.210.11 (
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10:18, 27 July 2012 (UTC)reply
Also the photo that people have chosen to use of him makes him look like some sort of raggly skinned rapist demon worshipper, cant you find one nicer?
I am willing to allow use of a beautiful portrait I made of Roman and Edith Vishniac, that really captures their marvelous relationship. I took it in 1977 and it was published in an article on them in Hadassah magazine around 1981 or 1982. I need to find the negative and scan it. However, it's on 120 film, which I cannot scan and therefore will have to take it to a lab.
Askolnick22:59, 21 August 2006 (UTC)reply
I read this article with interest, congratulations on getting it to FA status. I found, though, that the tone was much more casual than is usual for our most lauded biographies. There was a folky tone that didn't add anything to his biographical information, it seemed to be there only to make him seem more accessible. Not a bad goal, but not encyclopedic IMO. I'd like to see the article with a few fewer adjectives and adverbs, and a slightly more formal tone.
Anchoress20:45, 19 August 2006 (UTC)reply
If there's a folky tone, that's probably from my writing style. Feel free to change or criticise certain sections if you feel they are too casual, as you have already done. --
Rmrfstar12:56, 20 August 2006 (UTC)reply
Fixed?
Glad this article got fixed, apparently someone decided to trash it. Thanks to the fixer. —Preceding
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Whenever an article goes on the main page, it gets lots of vandalism, and reverting that vandalism quite commonplace, though still deserving of thanks. --
Rmrfstar12:56, 20 August 2006 (UTC)reply
Russian-American
This is one of those in betweeners. How should we mention nationality in the LEAD sentence? Russian-born American? He came to the US at the age of 43 and lived here till the age of 93? Thoughts/help? Thanks! --
Tom19:34, 9 May 2007 (UTC)reply
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Tony(talk)08:40, 28 July 2008 (UTC)reply
To what extent is V's photo journalism authentic ?
The NY Times Magazine of 4/4/10 carries a fascinating article that raises questions of reliability and authenticity of V's photojournalism. Like other famous photographers of the Leica era, it seems that V. has used methods like photo montage and deliberate staging to gain effects. This should be written up, preferably with reference to other photographers of the same era.
Cognoscente18 (
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04:15, 4 April 2010 (UTC)reply
I completely agree. As one of the main authors of this article, I've heard rumblings before about issues of inauthenticity, but the NYTimes article is the first "reliable source" which deals with the issue. I assure you I'll get right on incorporating the relevant material into Wikipedia. --
Rmrfstar (
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15:00, 4 April 2010 (UTC)reply
In light of the recent new take on Vishniac in the NYT, I am uncomfortable about the claim in our article that in Poland Jews were not allowed to take pictures or even carry cameras. This is an outlandish claim. Any look at the business directories of prewar Jewish communities will show photography studios proudly listed. Furthermore, Vishniac himself apparently never used a hidden camera, but falsely claimed that he had to, giving rise to the myth I suppose. I know that the NYT article does not address this issue explicitly, but could we remove this text? It simply violates common sense.
Could this claim be a part of Vishniac's bias, explained in the NYT article, to present the Jewish communities of Poland as much more alien and other than the actually were? I mean, a society in which even owning a camera or taking pictures is punished by law would seem utterly alien to the average American.
Just to be clear, there was in Poland at that time a paranoia about anyone photographing train stations, bridges, and other objects of supposed military significance. This is probably the main reason why Vishniac could not simply photograph anything he liked. But hey, in recent years people have been arrested and even sentenced in the US for photographing similar objects of major significance, so that is not all that unusual.
Maya Benton's research into Visniac's photos at ICP (reported in The New York Times) has substantially revised our knowledge of Vishniac's work, and circumstances under which took his photos in 1930s. I'll try to add this info to article. Some of WP article is not well written, eg "After Roman's death, more photographs were discovered, and the current exhibit in Berlin showcases such newly discovered photographs." Current exhibition? Vishniac's Berlin exhibition took place in 2005-6.
Mick gold (
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10:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)reply
digestive problems
The following is not a joke. There was a photographer famous for his biological photographs who had severe digestive problems. He had to eat something about once an hour, or he would suffer from extreme pain. His wife would make a pile of small sandwiches for him each morning. Was this Vishniac?
WilliamSommerwerck (
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11:56, 4 December 2011 (UTC)reply
I met Roman Vishniac in 1956 at the Marine Biological Laboratory in 1956
I certainly did not notice or know of him having the referenced digestive problem. I was between freshman and sophomore years in high school and spending the summer with my uncle, Dr. Morris Rockstein, a teacher and researcher during the summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory there in Woods Hole, acting as his lab assistant and general factotum. I was introduced to Roman Vishniac in his role as a photographer who was making strides in making biological microphotographs.
Doc Rock (
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17:29, 22 December 2012 (UTC)reply
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --
doctor k (
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21:37, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
Why is this description of the described photograph andy different from the others above It?reply
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