Talk:Epstein

E.Epstein

Epstein, E.: Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, London, Sydney, Toronto. 1972. Author? Biologist? --Maschinist1968 (talk) 12:41, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Explanation from Eppstein is probably wrong

Eppstein (and there are two small towns according to German wikipedia) near Frankfurt is too small for Jews to have comfortably settled there. Jewish names after locations are also Berliner, Leipziger etc., not the town name without an addition.

When Jews took on surnames these were often after an object in the house when the inspector came to give them a surname, for money. It could well have been 'Wasserstein' or one needs to look for an old German expression what Eb/Ep/Epp could have meant. 2001:8003:AC99:3B00:2868:7783:532B:5D72 (talk) 05:56, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

J. Epstein

Only a "registered sex offender"? Seem like you are really afraid to accurately stating the reality; he was convicted of specific crimes, cherry picking out of all that the fact he was a registered sex offender is offensive. People can become a registered sex offendor for urinating in public after a night of drinking. Epstein was convicted and had a growing mountain of evidence showing child pornography, child rape, child slavery, human trafficking, and offering these services to many others who walk free. Becaue someone a "sex ring" can be made up of one person, and arresting one person will surely shut it down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.57.189.165 (talk) 22:13, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Is he a philantropist? Can he be when he regularly raped children and used philantropy to conceal origin of funds? I think thats just money laundering, but maybe when white criminals do it, they can call it philantropy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.57.189.165 (talk) 22:39, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Solomon Epstein

Fictional character from "The Expanse". Solomon "Sol" Epstein was the inventor of the Epstein Drive, a modified fusion drive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melindgo (talk • contribs) 23:09, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

He is not mentioned in either The Expanse (TV series) or The Expanse (novel series), suggesting that he is likely too minor a character for mention here. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:13, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

hes not a minor charachter. without him the whole books would make no sense. so i added him in the expanse novel series site Melindgo (talk) 23:51, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

I'm not impressed by the total lack of independent reliable published sources for the entire "characters" section. That's allowed for plot summaries but not for other parts of articles about fiction. And it makes it impossible to assess his significance to the series, beyond merely taking your word for it. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:09, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Redirect?

This page should probably redirect to Jeffrey Epstein with a disambiguation note there. Can anyone check the numbers how many people click through to Jeffrey? I would assume it's almost all of them. -- 178.19.86.126 (talk) 09:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

More than half, but less than two thirds. I don't think there is a need to force everyone interested in one of the many notable Epsteins to interact with a page about the criminal. —Kusma (talk) 11:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Ok, that's far less than I expected. I'll agree, thanks! -- 178.19.86.183 (talk) 06:26, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

Requested move 7 November 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 11:58, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

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Epstein → Epstein (disambiguation)Epstein (disambiguation) – Most Google Search results lead to that of the high-profile felon, while the surname itself is basically associated with the felon after years of coverage on his impact. A plausible surname redirect while the original dab should also be moved as a result. Go D. Usopp (talk) 14:59, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

• Unsure, but if consensus agrees with the nom, move to Epstein (surname)Epstein (surname) instead. Thanks, 1isall (he/him) (talk | contribs) 15:23, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
• Support per nom, clear PRIMARYTOPIC.--Ortizesp (talk) 19:16, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose. Without even counting Epstein#Variant surnames, there are 186 bulleted entries for individuals bearing the surname "Epstein". Jeffrey Epstein is always referenced by his full name unless it is already established that he is the subject of the references in question. Seven uncommon presidential surnames redirect to those men, but it is extremely rare to find surnames that are common to as high a degree as this one, but are nevertheless positioned as redirects to individuals. The only one that immediately comes to mind is Wagner → Richard Wagner. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 20:45, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose. Wagner, Dickens, Mitterrand, ok, I guess. Not Epstein. As @Kusma said above, "I don't think there is a need to force everyone interested in one of the many notable Epsteins to interact with a page about the criminal". In the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of one or more given names, commonly referred to as first names, and a ... family name or surname. Moscow Mule (talk) 21:21, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose per my statement above. When I hear "Epstein", I still think of Brian, not Jeffrey. —Kusma (talk) 21:51, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose. This does not meet the high bar for a primary redirect from a common surname. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 17:57, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.