Talk:Guillaume de Machaut

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[edit] Name

de Machaut is not usually considered part of his name, is it? The French Wikipedia article refers to him as Guillaume de Machaut throughout, and I've also seen him called simply Guillaume. Machaut is his hometown. If in English Machaut is usually taken as his name, the point could be raised in the article. John FitzGerald 18:07, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree it doesn't make much sense, but he is usually refered to as Machaut. There are other composers whose birthplaces are used as though they were surnames; for instance, Palestrina. Rigadoun 23:43, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, well. I guess we don't have to conform to French usage, and obviously de Machaut verges on being a last name. Santiago Ramón y Cajal is called Cajal in innumerable English-language textbooks, too. John FitzGerald 17:43, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

He's usually referred to as Machaut, as Beethoven and Palestrina are. And as for his birthplace, I have already amended the fact that he most likely was not born in Machaut.Anderfreude 06:29, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birth Missing?

Sorry if I'm not following protocol; I'm not really sure how to post... Any ways, the birth of Machaut has been confirmed. Scientists saw his name in a book during an excavation and it said 1304. But anyways, I don't expect it to be updated that quickly because it only got confirmed on July 17.

Would you please cite your source on this? Thanks. Antandrus (talk) 14:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, I kinda forgot the site, but it was on MSN Encarta...

And Also, I just rechecked. The guy was named maclaut, so I guess I was wrong. Sorry for the false contribution. --154.20.102.96 04:50, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

He achieved a post in 1324 which would have required him to be in his early 20s. From that, the date of c.1300-02 is generally accepted.Anderfreude 06:27, 1 March 2007 (UTC)