Talk:Ármin Vámbéry

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[edit] Identity, names

  • Vámbéry's own national identity was obviously Hungarian not Jewish as with the case of most Jewish people in Hungary in the 19th century.
  • The place names should be Hungarian first because this was the official language in the 19th century in the Koh. Of course no problem with indicating present-day names or any other often used names from the given age but don't be anacronistic. Zello 13:48, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
  • No, Latin was only official until 1844 and Vámbéry was born in 1832. It is obvious that almost all in his life Hungarian was the only official language of the Koh. But I'm not against to use names which were common or used by the majority of the population that time, for example Pressburg and Svaty Jur. The discussion is only about which we should use on the first place and which on the second. I think official names should be used first, and before 1844 the place names of the historical majority. Zello 18:02, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "WESTERN EUROPEAN?" "SUNNITE DERVISH?"

1. Is Bratislava considered western Europe?

2. Why use "Sunnite" as opposed to "Sunni"? Aren't dervishes Sufi? Why modify the term dervish at all?

Adam Holland (talk) 18:22, 23 December 2007 (UTC)