Talk:George Pickett

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Professor George R. Pickett, FRS, Physicist, Lancaster University

Should disambiguate these notable people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.226.120 (talk) 00:25, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That could be done, provided that this other Pickett is notable enough for inclusion at Wikipedia. Got anything? Kresock (talk) 01:11, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Professor of Low-Temperature Physics, for which Lancaster University is world-renowned. He was one of the main designers of the adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator, which allowed the University's Physics Department to reach milli-kelvin temperatures and lower. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.154.240.195 (talk) 10:58, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a Wikipedia article about him? If you provide the title, we'll disambiguate the two guys. Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:26, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest an new wikipedia article entitled George R Pickett. The text above gives some suitable content for the article about him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.226.120 (talk) 23:02, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The fellow sounds notable enough if we can provide sources for an article. As far as the disamb. page we need year born, nationality, and middle name if known for now. It would look much like this:

George Pickett may refer to the following people:

George E. Pickett (1825-1875), American soldier and Confederate general during the American Civil War.
George R. Pickett (????-), (nationality) physics professor, Lancaster University, known for his work in Low temperature physics.

How's that look? Kresock (talk) 23:56, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I guess speciality is low temperature physics...

If you are thinking about moving George Pickett to a disambiguation page, I would object. The CW general is vastly better known than this physicist who doesn't even have a bio page yet. The {{For}} template can be used on the current page. Hal Jespersen (talk) 20:01, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No way I'd name the disamb page that. Just looking through the What links here for his name, with or without the middle name/initial, I see the vast amount of work that would entail. It would be better to use {{For}} on both bios and add George R. to this page, using something like I structured above. Thoughts? Kresock (talk) 20:34, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The study of Physics is a worthy human endeavour. In the interest of equality, I do not see why a physicist should be discriminated against by a general. The fact that the physicist does not even have a bio may be argued to be indicative of such discrimination. Thus, I favour the Kresock option, i.e. George Pickett may refer to the following people...

If you would like to see an article about this professor, please write it. That's the way Wikipedia works. And I think you are misreading Kresock's comment, which I interpret as agreeing with my point of view. Hal Jespersen (talk) 23:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're interpreting correctly Hal. I would add both Georges to the all things Pickett page found here. Kresock (talk) 03:21, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That would put this august physicist in with Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Wilson Pickett! A lot of interesting people with that surname. :-) Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:40, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why pick and choose when you can have articles on each and all of the Picketts! ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.227.144 (talk) 13:25, 11 October 2009 (UTC) pickett home page http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/spc/staff/pickett.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.248.142 (talk) 21:33, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The university link would be a good addition to George R.'s page, if it ever gets written. It says "Professor George Pickett, FRS" What does the FRS mean? Is this guy British? Born when & where? If this fella's noteworthy, then there must be journal/magazine articles about him and/or his work, and possibly a bio published somewhere. With these we could sketch out an article, probably a stub, that others over time could build on. Got anything? I'll help write it if we can get reliable stuff on him! Kresock (talk) 22:48, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kinston and New Bern Hangings?

What I find astonishing is that Pickett's role in the hanging of 23 Union soldiers at Kinston in February 1864 is not mentioned here. True, it is not known well, but I think his actions should at least be noted. Pickett later faced a court-martial and trial in October of 1865 and was compelled to flee to Canada with his family and cut his hair to avoid being found. He was given pardon by his old friend Ulysses S. Grant. Pickett's Charge and Five Forks were not the only battle he was a part of, and this should be made clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.112.119.20 (talk) 03:54, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide some sources for this allegation. You state he got a trial in October 1865, after leaving the CS army with his parole in April 1865 and returning to Virginia in 1866. He had previously resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861. How could he be court-martialed? By whom?

In February 1864 he was leading the Department of Southern Virginia and North Carolina, with headquarters in Petersburg I think. The only actions near Kinston (not the Alabama one) that I know of are the Battle of Kinston in December 1862 and Battle of Wyse Fork in March 1865, and I don't think Pickett was involved in either. As far as New Bern goes, the battle there in March 1862 seems to have gone down without Pickett's help as well.

I know he quickly left for Canada, but the "with his family and cut his hair to avoid being found." part I cannot dispute with yet. The rest of this needs clarification and sources please. Kresock (talk) 19:20, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here's your sources.