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A fact from B. Merrill Hopkinson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 April 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that dentist and dental medicine professor B. Merrill Hopkinson was also a singer who performed with the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2026/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/B. Merrill Hopkinson.

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:42, 23 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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B. Merrill Hopkinson

... that dentist and dental medicine professor B. Merrill Hopkinson (pictured) was also a singer who performed with the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera?

Source: *"Dr. B. M. Hopkinson Dies at Age of 65: Prominent Dentist and Singer Succumbs After Short Illness". The Baltimore Sun. February 23, 1923. p. 20. -for singer and medical career
Johnson, Harold Earle (1979). First Performances in America to 1900: Works with Orchestra. College Music Society. p. 315. ISBN 9780911772944. - for performance with Metropolitan Opera orchestra

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bwaila Hospital
- Comment: Moved to article space on 04:44, 20 March 2026

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 144 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 17:06, 20 March 2026 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Page moved to mainspace on March 20, 2026. Article is long enough and both neutral and well-sourced. No instances of copyright violations are evident. The hook is interesting and properly cited. The image used is free, used in the article, and clear. QPQ has been performed. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 17:08, 21 March 2026 (UTC)Reply