Talk:Edgar Speyer

1932 or 1942??

The article says he died in 1932, then it says 1942. Which is it? --24.21.148.155 (talk) 04:20, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

• That was vandalism which has been corrected. 1932 is the correct year.--DavidCane (talk) 14:14, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

portapoty?

The article states he was educated at the portapoty in Canada! But I just checked back and it has changed to the Realgynasium in Frankfort, which is what it probably should be, eh? Must be vandalism. Baltoo of Napo —Preceding unsigned comment added by Baltoo (talk • contribs) 17:09, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it was vandalism.--DavidCane (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Public Apology

The British government apologizes for other earlier misdeeds. Is there any for this travesty of justice? This article suggests there should be one: http://www.leannelangley.co.uk/documents/BankerBaronetSaviourSpy.pdf Karpaten1 (talk) 01:17, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

You may be interested to know that there is a new book coming out soon which examines the Speyer case in detail - Banker, Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy: The Troublesome Case of Sir Edgar Speyer, by Antony Lentin (ISBN 978-1-908323-11-8). The foreword by Sir Louis Blom-Cooper considers that Speyer was very badly done by as were his wife and children and that the decision to remove his citizenship was not in the spirit or the letter of the law and was vengeful and lacking humanity.

It is unlikely that a public apology will be forthcoming more than 90 years after the decision, but it does offer an alternative view from the public record.--DavidCane (talk) 23:31, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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FAR needed

This FA can hardly be considered well-researched or comprehensive since it cites the London Gazette and contemporary media reports over the recent scholarly biography of the subject. There is also some unsourced content. (t · c) buidhe 06:56, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

It probably does need an update and I have had it on my list of things to do for a long time, but Antony Lentin's book does list this article as a secondary source in the Further Reading section and the inscription in my signed copy from the author indicates that it was this article that prompted his interest in the subject. DavidCane (talk) 22:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)