Shouldn't we move this category to "Buxtehude, Dieterich," as per Organist in Lubeck?-- Snailey (_@/) Talk to Me Email me 15:56, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
- LoC Authorities gives it as Dietrich, so probably not. KGill talk email 17:19, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
This is a fairly recent decision/book; obviously, it's the main source about Buxtehude. Note, we don't file Tchaikovksy under "C" :D-- Snailey (_@/) Talk to Me Email me 18:08, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
- Which is partly because LOC gives him as 'Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky' ;-) You should probably ask Davydov if you think it's advisable to change it, but I would hesitate to because that would mean that we can't always use LOC as a standard anymore. If that happens, I'm not sure what I would do, since I do not have the money or the inclination to purchase every scholarly biography that exists... KGill talk email 21:52, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
True. I'll contact.-- Snailey (_@/) Talk to Me Email me 21:57, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
- Spelling of names in documents of this period is usually very inconsistent, and often there's no single "correct" way. LC try to choose the version of the name by which a person was usually known, which very often isn't what appears on their birth or baptism certificates. I don't know what the author's source is in this case, but the overwhelming majority of literature will still use "Dietrich Buxtehude", so I think we should continue with that, just noting "Dieterich" as a variant (as it already seems to be) :-) — P.davydov 22:08, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Indeed :). Sounds reasonable to me, then-- Snailey (_@/) Talk to Me Email me 02:04, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
