Talk:Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
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[edit] NPOV?
The sentence in question is "Thomas Bruce...notorious for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens...." "Notorious" is too strong. "Famous" shows similar bias but in the opposite direction. I have changed the word to "known." 193.255.108.20 08:18, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I think the "appropriately" in "sued his wife's lover for an appropriately high sum" is also a bit biased. Also, the bit about his disease-lost nose making him "even less appealing to his young wife than he had previously been" misleads, since they were at one time by contemporary accounts quite the popular, happy couple. The article also currently omits mention that Elgin spent vast amounts of *Lady Elgin's parents'* money getting the marbles home, that Lady Elgin finally travelled home to England at least in part because their children were already there, and that it was mostly her campaigning that finally got him released from French detention. The article also omits Elgin's diplomatic accomplishments in Constantinople. Susan Nagel's biography Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin may show some partisanship, but does cite a good degree of documentation on the basic facts above. Can't say I've read original source myself, though, so reluctant to add most of that right now -- though I'm for changing at least that "appropriately" unless anyone can explain what it's doing there. User:selkins 21:40, 19 January 2007 (EST)
