Talk:Gisela Kaplan

Latest comment: 4 years ago by MargaretRDonald in topic emerita vs emeritus


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Hi, I am a novice at this and would appreciate assistance for an important correction. When Gisela Kaplan is put in the search bar, she is described as a sociologist. While it is true that her early work was in sociology, she is better described as an ethologist, ornithologist and primatologist. She is Professor of Animal Behaviour, and most of her research and writings are on birds and primates. Thanks Uddermudder (talk) 11:32, 6 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Done. Oronsay (talk) 01:02, 10 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Uddermudder (talk) 10:09, 13 October 2019 (UTC) I want footnote 12 to be thr ABC footnote but aaahhh, i cant do it. Please fix. I haven't got the wherewithal to learn ATM. ThanksReply

emerita vs emeritus edit

I realise this word is Latin, but English is an uninflected language, and I am not a fan of "emerita" We moved from actress to actor. To insist on feminising this word seems an ugly differentiation to me. If the university called her that on her appointment, then I suppose I must accept it, while abhorring the usage... MargaretRDonald (talk) 21:10, 13 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

The university made her professor emeritus. Therefore the term should be emeritus. MargaretRDonald (talk) 20:45, 14 October 2019 (UTC)Reply