Talk:Leonhart Fuchs

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[edit] Explanation of adding Leonhard in addition to Leonhart

I added Leonhard to the first sentence as an alternative to Leonhart. Google shows about a 2:1 preference for Leonhart.Fuchs over Leonhard.Fuchs. Even though Leonhard could be considered "wrong," it is quite commonly spelled that way, at least in English sources (I cited an encyclopedia as a source), so I think it's worth mentioning in the article (though maybe less prominently than the first sentence). The alternate spelling may aid searches (although Leonhard Fuchs is already a redirect here), and it may help readers who want to search for more information about him, so they'll know to look for both spellings of his name. I assume Leonhard is just an anglicization, but I don't know for sure, and can't find a source for that. If someone can source it, perhaps the sentence could read "sometimes anglicized as Leonhard Fuchs" rather than just "sometimes Leonhard Fuchs." -Agyle 09:20, 23 September 2007 (UTC)