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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 13:16, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

van Wijk in 1913

• ... that after helping provide humanitarian aid during World War I, Nicolaas van Wijk called the Partitions of Poland "an offense against God"?

• ALT1: ... that despite being a critic of communism, Nicolaas van Wijk was suspected of having communist sympathies by Dutch police because he assisted and housed poor Eastern Europeans? Source: Hinrichs, Jan Paul [in Dutch] (2006). "Nicolaas van Wijk (1880–1941): Slavist, linguist, philanthropist". Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics. 31. Brill: 3–341. ISSN 0169-0124. JSTOR 40997485. Retrieved 13 October 2024. pp. 222–223
• ALT2: ... that after meeting Leo Tolstoy's wife, Nicolaas van Wijk's only thought was: "Unhappy land, where the greatest men they have are understood and valued thus"? Source: Hinrichs, Jan Paul [in Dutch] (2006). "Nicolaas van Wijk (1880–1941): Slavist, linguist, philanthropist". Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics. 31. Brill: 3–341. ISSN 0169-0124. JSTOR 40997485. Retrieved 13 October 2024. p. 79
• ALT3: ... that when Nicolaas van Wijk died unexpectedly, the Jewish diarist Etty Hillesum described it as worse than World War II? Source: Hinrichs, Jan Paul [in Dutch] (2006). "Nicolaas van Wijk (1880–1941): Slavist, linguist, philanthropist". Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics. 31. Brill: 3–341. ISSN 0169-0124. JSTOR 40997485. Retrieved 13 October 2024. p. 266
• ALT4: ... that although born to a family of Dutch Reformed preachers, Nicolaas van Wijk supported a Jesuit priest for a professorship, was a doctoral advisor to a Jewish student, and had an Orthodox funeral? Source: Hinrichs, Jan Paul [in Dutch] (2006). "Nicolaas van Wijk (1880–1941): Slavist, linguist, philanthropist". Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics. 31. Brill: 3–341. ISSN 0169-0124. JSTOR 40997485. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  
  • For preacher family, see p. 11
  • For support for the Jesuit, see p. 137
  • For doctoral advisor to Jews, see pp. 284–285
  • For Orthodox funeral, see * Barentsen, A. A.; Groen, B. M.; Sprenger, R., eds. (1988). "Nicolaas van Wijk (1880–1941): A Collection of Essays on His Life and Work". Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics. 12. Brill: 79–88. ISSN 0169-0124. JSTOR 40996994. Retrieved 12 October 2024. p. 82
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sack of Delhi (1757)

ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:45, 26 November 2024 (UTC).

• Excellent article, I recommend WP:GAN! All is good for GA IMHO (which makes it more than ok for DYK), including QPQ. Hooks are fine too. Which one is best I'll leave to the closing admin; if pressed for time, I subjectively like ALT0 b/c it mentions Poland, but objectively they are all about as interesting.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:36, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

• Thank you very kindly Piotrus! I plan to get this article to FA at some point, so GA is definitely on the way; feel free to be the reviewer there! I apologize for the tardy thanks; this must have slipped through my watchlist! ThaesOfereode (talk) 03:11, 16 December 2024 (UTC)