Talk:William Cowper
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[edit] Date of birth
There have been three different dates of birth assigned to Cowpers thus far in this article's history:
- 26 November — original, from 203.35.82.3 (talk • contribs)
- 15 November — from RickK
- 20 November — from MollyTheCat
None of these editors cited their sources, but the supplied 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica link provides the following:
COWPER, WILLIAM (1731-1800), English poet, was born in the rectory (now rebuilt) of Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, on the 26th of November (O.S. x5th) [sic] 1731…
Assuming the "x5th" is an uncorrected scan error for "15th", this suggests that the date is 15 November Old Style (Julian) and 26 November New Style (Gregorian). I don't know where the 20th came from. I've updated the article to reflect the 2 sourced dates. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 10:23, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
