- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by BorgQueen talk 07:41, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
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Thomas Broun
- ... that the entomologist Thomas Broun fought in three wars and was awarded medals by two different countries?
- Source: Several --- medals and wars given in infobox: Bairstow, Aubrey (2005-07-02). "Captain (later Major) Thomas Broun, 1st Regiment of Waikato Militia". Digger History. Retrieved 2023-12-20. ; see also Cheeseman, T. F. (1919). "Major Thomas Broun 1838–1919". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 52: ix–x. Retrieved 2023-12-07 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ALT1: ... that Thomas Broun was one of the most important figures in the study of New Zealand's beetles, despite never visiting half of the country? Source: Crosby, Trevor K. (1996). "Thomas Broun". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017. (most important figures); Watt, John Charles (1977). "Conservation and Type Localities of New Zealand Coleoptera, and Notes on Collectors 1770–1920". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 7 (1): 84. Bibcode:1977JRSNZ...7...79W. doi:10.1080/03036758.1977.10419338. (never visited South Island)
- ALT2: ... that nobody knows how many species of beetle live in New Zealand, and scientists blame Thomas Broun? Source: A distillation of the "impact upon entomology" section -- specific citation: Emberson, Rowan M. (1998). "The Size and Shape of New Zealand Insect Fauna". In Lynch, Robert (ed.). Ecosystems, Entomology and Plants. Wellington: The Royal Society of New Zealand. p. 34. ISBN 0-908654-81-2.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Steam tug Brent
Improved to Good Article status by UndercoverClassicist (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.
UndercoverClassicist T·C 09:59, 27 August 2024 (UTC).
Everything seems to check out. The article was made GA on the 27th, so is new enough. Length clearly not a problem. Proper in-line referencing throughout, including for all three proposed hooks. The hooks themselves are interesting and look to be properly supported and cited, AGF on the last one. Both of the ALTs seem more interesting than the initial hook, in my opinion. The QPQ has been done. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 16:08, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
