Talk:Albert Schädler

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Albert Schädler/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: TheBritinator (talk · contribs) 01:54, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: -sche (talk · contribs) 19:45, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Observations about the lead and early life section: Regarding GA criterion 1 (writing) and 2 (verifiability), the lead and early life section are mostly well-written and supported by the references they cite, but there are some places I would suggest clarifying:

• In the lead, where it says "political figure": is there a reason not to just say "politician"?
• I have copyedited the paragraph containing "Schädler was born on 24 December 1848 in Vaduz to the son of politician and later President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein Karl Schädler and his mother Katharina Walser" to clarify (per the cited ref) that Albert's parents were Karl + Katharina (as written, it could be read as saying his parents were Karl's son and mother).
• "In addition, from 1879 he conducted language studies in Paris, Lyon and London until 1887, where he learned to speak French and English.": this is probably a translation issue; by my reading, the source says he studied language in Paris and Lyon in 1879, and then in London in 1887, not that he was studying language continuously from 1879 until 1887; "conducted studies" also sounds odd to me, thought that may just be me. (AFAICT, it also technically only says he studied language in those places, and then separately later on in the Lexikon page says he spoke English and French, without explicitly saying that's where he learned to speak English and French, although that seems like a very reasonable inference.) Hewing closer to the source, what do you think of something like: "In addition, he studied language in Paris and Lyon in 1879, and in London in 1887, learning to speak French and English."
• The statement "he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in politics and healthcare in Liechtenstein's history" is cited to a (single but AFAICT high-quality) source which says "Er genoss als Arzt, Historiker und Politiker hohes Ansehen" (He enjoyed a high reputation as a doctor, historian and politician). The source also notes, as the Wikipedia article does, the medical things Liechtenstein called on him to assist with, and says he shaped Liechtenstein's politics for decades, which can be summarized as him being influential, but is it possible to clarify what (parts of the) sources support the statement that he is "widely regarded as one of the most influential" in the country's history? Alternatively, would rewriting it like "he was well regarded as a doctor and politician, and influenced the country's politics for decades" be closer to what the source supports?

I will review the other sections with regard to writing and verifiability next, and then will review criterion 3. -sche (talk) 00:33, 2 July 2024 (UTC)