Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Edward Bouchet

Edward Bouchet

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Original – Edward Bouchet, 1873/4

Reason: First African-American to receive a PhD from an American University, and one of the first twenty Americans to receive a Physics PhD. One of those brilliant people who got stifled because of their race.
Articles in which this image appears: Edward Bouchet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: George Kendall Warren, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 09:03, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Decent pic for 1873, historical EV. – Sca (talk) 13:38, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 16:20, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:51, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – nice restoration, but the lower right edge can use a touch up. Bammesk (talk) 00:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Think I got it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 01:28, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes mostly. The right-most pixels on the edge (mid to lower right edge) can be touched up. Not that it's significant, just that knowing you it's something you always touch up. Regardless, nice work as always. Bammesk (talk) 01:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

SHOULD be fixed now Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 02:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support, great picture and person. HenryMP02 (talk) 15:54, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Aviafanboi 12:22, 02 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale College class of 1874.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]