Template:Did you know nominations/George R. Proctor
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
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George R. Proctor
- ... that George R. Proctor collected more than 55,000 specimens, had 31 species named after him, and was convicted of attempted murder?
- ALT1:... that American botanist George R. Proctor was considered one of the "four horsemen" of Caribbean taxonomy?
Created by Eddie91 (talk). Nominated by Eddie891 (talk) at 18:02, 12 October 2019 (UTC).
Ok for all criteria, but I would suggest adding that the target of his conspiracy to murder was his wife, this makes it even more interesting. Is there more information about why he wanted to murder his wife? Please ping me with your response.--Bolter21 (talk to me) 15:08, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
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- ALT2 ... that botanist George R. Proctor collected more than 55,000 specimens, had 31 species named after him, and was convicted of a conspiracy to murder his wife?
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This should be the hook. I also saw you've added about the motive. I went into the source and it seems there is not much into it, the man was unhappy with his marriage and didn't want to divorce because of its burdens so he decided to kill his wife. Odd, but whatever. It is good to go for me.--Bolter21 (talk to me) 22:35, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
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