Talk:Thomas J. W. Burgess

Latest comment: 2 days ago by DoNothingEveryday in topic Did you know nomination

Did you know nomination

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  • Source: For Burgess: "He immediately joined the medical staff of the Asylum for the Insane in Toronto, which was under the direction of his godfather and mentor, the renowned Joseph Workman."[1] "Becoming interested in the study of mental diseases, he acted for over a year as clinical assistant to Dr. Joseph Workman in the Toronto Asylum for the Insane." [2]
For Workman: "In 1885, Joseph [Workman] was described as “the Nestor of Canadian Alienists” by the famous English alienist, Dr. D. Hake Tuke, brother of the Dr. Tuke who visited the [Toronto] Asylum in 1845. This title has been interpreted as meaning the Grand Old Man or the Father of Canadian Psychiatry." [3]
Moved to mainspace by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

DoNothingEveryday (talk) 03:50, 10 July 2026 (UTC).Reply

QPQs fine, no problems with Thomas, but I'm tired from copyediting it, and will review Joseph later.--Launchballer 16:38, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
@DoNothingEveryday: Whew, that was a doozy. Both are long and new enough and Earwig's clean. The source on this page says "was described as "the Nestor of Canadian Alienists", [which] has been interpreted as meaning [...] the Father of Canadian Psychiatry", and the hook puts this in wikivoice. The hook, article, and source should all agree.--Launchballer 12:04, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Hello @Launchballer, I rectified the issue to make the hook be less assertive and more "considered to be". Also added the interpretation of the Nestor quote in the legacy part of the article. Cheers. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 12:18, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply