Talk:Henry Montagu Butler

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Requested move 29 December 2019

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: Moved to Henry Montagu Butler per WP:COMMONNAME and lack of objection. (non-admin closure) Surachit (talk) 06:12, 7 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Montagu Butler → ? – Move to Henry Montagu Butler or H. Montagu Butler, with a disambiguation page created at Montagu Butler, because:

Against Montagu Butler

"Montagu Butler" is ambiguous with Montagu C. Butler (and the Montagu C. Butler Library), and Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler.
It is not clear that HMB is the primary topic for "Montagu Butler": Montagu C. Butler seems to have as much literature.

For Henry Montagu Butler

He seems to be known as Henry Montagu Butler nearly as often as Montagu Butler – nearly half of all Google hits for "Montagu Butler" (which include hits for other individuals of the name) are for "Henry Montagu Butler".
Respected sources including Britannica and ODNB use this form.

For H. Montagu Butler

He is known to have signed his name "H. Montagu Butler".
His books are credited in this form. LookLook36 (talk) 22:49, 29 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.