Talk:Fausto Veranzio
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Self-contradiction
editIn trying to edit this article, I note that the “Veranzio’s parachute” section first declares Veranzio’s 1619 test of his proto-parachute to have been documented in a book by one John Wilkins, then goes on to say that the cited book doesn’t so much as mention it. Can anyone settle the matter? Mucketymuck (talk) 22:25, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
Hradcany castle translation error
editSurely this should simply be referred to as "at Prague Castle" or "in Prague" (as in the Czech language version). h Hradčany just refers to the modern district around the castle while 'Hrad' means 'castle'. Given that the source quoted was German, just stating he was in Prague at the Royal Court should suffice. LumpiSpoerl (talk) 07:43, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
Katarina surname
editIn the Family history section the article states that his mother was Katarina Berislavić, citing:
Sorić, Diana (2014). “Obiteljski korespondenti Antuna Vrančića (1504.–1573.): Biografski podaci i lokacija rukopisne građe”. Povijesni prilozi 33 (47): 41–42, 44–45.
However, this source does not identify her as Berislavić. On p. 42, Sorić explicitly quotes earlier authors and states (in Croatian):
""" Kod Muljevića čitamo: „Kao što je već spomenuto Antunov brat Mihovil Vrančić (1507.-?) (...) oženio se Katarinom Dobrojević (? – oko 1532), rođakinjom plemića Šimuna Dobrojevića Jurina“. (Muljević, „Hrvatski znanstvenici,12.). Tako i kod Livakovića stoji: „Oženio se u Šibeniku Katari- nom Dobrojević (umrla oko 1532.), rođakinjom plemića Šimuna Dobrojevića Jurina(...)“. (Livako- vić, Poznati Šibenčani, 501.). Inače se godina 1532. spominje kao godina smrti Mihovilove majke Margarete Vrančić pa su očito posrijedi opet zabune koje se prenose bez detaljnijega provjeravanja. """
Every other mention of Katarina refers to her with the surname Vrančić, which is naturally her married name. This indicates that her maiden surname was Dobrojević, and that Vrančić was her married surname. Memo26167 (talk) 15:37, 23 November 2025 (UTC)