Talk:George Boole

Protect Page: Google Doodle

I propose to protect this page from unregistered edits as Google Doodle can lead many vandalism. I propose to protect any page linked to "Google Doodle"

Teju2friends (talk) 04:57, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Some started to appear quite early, so the two day protection was probably quite justified. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:00, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Dubious removal

here, by an editor with a history of this. Johnbod (talk) 11:45, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Tend to agree with you. Although no mention of Boole at Isaac Todhunter. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:54, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Mary Lucy Margret/Mary Ellen

On this page his daughter is given as Mary Lucy Margret: but on GB's wife Mary's page and also Charles Howard Hinton's page she appears as Mary Ellen. Which is correct? Jackiespeel (talk) 23:04, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

It's not exactly easy to see " Mary Lucy Margret" on the pdf source, of The Washington Times front page, is it. But she is described in that column, only as "Mrs Mary Hinton"? Martinevans123 (talk) 23:19, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Here gives Mary Ellen Hinton: given the other WP pages go for this version are further sources needed to change her name here? Jackiespeel (talk) 10:35, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

I would have thought a family tree at georgeboole.com trumps the existing source for Mary here. The circumstances of her death may themselves be notable, of course, as might its appearance on the front page of The Washington Times, but that's a separate issue. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:56, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Changed: and sometimes even a notable newspaper wants to fill a space on its front page. Jackiespeel (talk) 22:23, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Would it be wise to swap the source? Is an extra mention needed of Mary's death? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:33, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Does the article actually mention her middle names? Jackiespeel (talk) 22:49, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

It might be sensible if it did, given that the family tree seems entirely reliable and given that that she appears this way at Mary Everest Boole and at Charles Howard Hinton? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:55, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

(reset) I meant the newspaper article.

The Boole family seem to have been more interesting than many. Jackiespeel (talk) 10:19, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, The Washington Times article calls her simply Mary. I'm suggesting swapping it with the family tree source, so that her full name appears consistently, and correctly, across all articles. I have now swapped the sources as suggested. Please adjust further or revert if required. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:19, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Is it worth 'tracking back' to see when the middle names were added and where the information came from? Jackiespeel (talk) 13:42, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

I won't try and stop you! But I'm guessing that this was a case of simple confusion with the names of the other two daughters who were called Lucy and Margaret. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:16, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Probably so - and stranger things have happened on Wikipedia (see the history of the Boris Skossyreff article). Jackiespeel (talk) 23:18, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Litchfield or Lichfield

The cottage where Boole spent the last part of his life is (at least in current spelling) Lichfield Cottage. See here:

Is Litchfield an ancient spelling? Sundowner (talk) 14:09, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

his belief

He also declared "I firmly believe, for the accomplishment of a purpose of the Divine Mind."

Is that the complete sentence??

References

—Antonissimo (talk) 03:33, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Not at all, no. Slightly longer section of what seems like a talk: wikiquote:George_Boole#1850s

It's still slightly out of context, but it makes a lot more sense now that it's "...which has been established, as I firmly believe, for the accomplishment of a purpose of the Divine mind..." — Misha Vargas (talk | contribs) 04:02, 16 December 2025 (UTC)