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1. change "in 1650 as an indentured servant in 1650" to "as an indentured servant in 1650". 2. "eventually added to Aertson's village name" --> to Aertson's name, not village name
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Please change "(m. 1869—1877; his death)" to "(m. 1869—1877; her death)" because his spouse was a woman. 107.77.87.91 (talk) 02:07, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
Early in the article, there is a quotation. "Contemporaries, too, often hated or feared Vanderbilt or at least considered him an unmannered brute. While Vanderbilt could be a rascal, combative and cunning, he was much more a builder and a wrecker....being honorable, shrewd, and hard-working."[3]
I have checked the source of that quotation, Journal of American History (2011) 98 (2): 544. doi: 10.1093/jahist/jar305, online (http://jah.oxfordjournals.org/content/98/2/544.1.full). The person who added the quotation to the Vanderbilt article has copied the quotation incorrectly. It should read, "Contemporaries, too, often hated or feared Vanderbilt or at least considered him an unmannered brute. While Vanderbilt could be a rascal, combative and cunning, he was much more a builder than a wrecker....being honorable, shrewd, and hard-working."[3]
The discrepancy comes in the phrase, "builder and a wrecker". The original reads, "builder THAN a wrecker" (I have added uppercase for emphasis.) In the original, with "than" serving as a comparative, the quote makes sense, contrasting "builder" and "wrecker". In the incorrect quote, "builder and a wrecker" the contrast is gone and the resulting phrase is an oxymoron. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.194.86.30 (talk) 19:58, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
i'm nominating for GA since the revscore indicates GA https://ores.wmflabs.org/scores/enwiki/wp10/708842931/ -- Duckduckstop (talk) 18:19, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Even though she had a very untypical name for a woman, she was! Please correct the pronoun on the Vanderbilt overview (right side) accordingly! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.23.93.62 (talk) 13:38, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
Robber baron and thief, exploiter and profiteer. Conveniently omitted from the article. Has the spirit of this man paid the editors to delete such passages?
I've removed the religion categories per
It can be verified that the subject was a Christian, with the Moravian church, but that is not why he is famous, and is not a defining characteristic. Xenophrenic (talk) 21:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
Xenophrenic, the article actually emphasizes his Moravian faith several times, mentioning that he retained his Moravian faith while other family members became Episcopalian and also that he donated a significant portion of funds to develop a Moravian graveyard. I noticed that you changed the description of the category in order to justify your censorship (though you were wrong on both counts). Please revert yourself or I will do it for you. Thanks.--Jobas (talk) 22:57, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
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The first paragraph of the introduction currently reads, in part: "he used perseverance, ruthless exploitation of the working class, cunning and luck to acquire monopoly power positions in the inland water trade and the railroad industry. He is best known for owning the"
That run of text should be reverted to a prior version, which lacks the negatively-charged language, thus: "he used perseverance, intelligence and luck to work into leadership positions in the inland water trade, and invest in the rapidly growing railroad industry. He is best known for building the" Mrhota (talk) 04:17, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
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Under "Descendants", please change "Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, an epileptic, died childless and committed suicide in 1882" to "Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, an epileptic, committed suicide and died childless in 1882".Clamdigger7 (talk) 15:24, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
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The second sentence of the introduction contains subjective language. Past revisions of this sentence have gone back and forth between attributing Vanderbilt's success to traits with positive or negative connotations, but neither is necessary.
Simply removing the clause attributing his success to "perseverance, intelligence and luck" solves the problem. The rephrased sentence would then be: "Born poor and having only a mediocre education, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry." Officeromance (talk) 04:13, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
The header focuses on Vanderbilt as a philanthropist, and though he did donate money over the course of his life, I don't think that most consider him to be particularly known for his generosity. Could we focus more on historically pertinent aspects of his life? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yitzilitt (talk • contribs) 02:28, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
Please consider the following edits. As of 6/17/2019 Gloria Vanderbilt is no longer living. Also, Gloria Vanderbilt is not Cornelius Vanderbilt's great-great-granddaughter. Rather, she is his great-granddaughter. Gloria Vanderbilt's father is Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, therefore her grandfather is Cornelius Vanderbilt II, which would make the subject of this article (Cornelius Vanderbilt) her great-grandfather. Thank you for your consideration of these edits! Mabrn10 (talk) 16:03, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
1 Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) & Sophia Johnson (1795-1868) (GG-grandparents) 2 William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885) & Maria Louisa Kissam (1821-1896) (G-grandparents) 3 Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843-1899) & Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845-1934) (grandparents) 4 Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880-1925) & Gloria Laura Mercedes Morgan (1905-1965) (parents) 5 Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (1924-2019) - Nunh-huh 19:57, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
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Please change the "Ancestry" section to state that Jan Aertson was the great-great-great-grandfather, rather than the great-great-grandfather, of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
This is stated as such in the "History" section of the Vanderbilt family, and can be separately confirmed via the New Netherland Institute. Agrobbin (talk) 03:11, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
The sentence “They processed cotton from the Deep South, so were directly tied to the slave societies.” in steamboat entrepreneur should be removed. As the whole paragraph mentions nothing of railroads to the south. The section is about Vanderbilt’s steamboat entrepreneurship. Mentioning new mills being built as a cause for expanded business is needed. Where the U.S textile mills got Cotton or that they were connected to slave societies is not.
“ During the 1830s, textile mills were built in large numbers in New England as the United States developed its manufacturing base. They processed cotton from the Deep South, so were directly tied to the slave societies. Some of the first railroads in the United States were built from Boston to Long Island Sound, to connect with steamboats that ran to New York.” OriginalIPMG (talk) 09:52, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
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Reference 2 makes no mention of Vanderbilt's father or first wife and should not be associated with them. Js3419 (talk) 12:00, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
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Re: Sophia (Johnson) Vanderbilt, wife of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Johnson and his wife Elizabeth Simonson. The “Hand” maiden name was my mistake in an article written for the New York Genealogical & Biographical “Record”, July 1976 issue. Further research by me revealed her correct maiden name, Simonson, that was later published in the NYGBS “Record”. Please correct. Thank you. Charlotte Hix FGBS 108.46.210.91 (talk) 14:39, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
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Please add the category Category:Burials at the Vanderbilt Mausoleum (Moravian Cemetery). 2601:241:300:B610:B9FA:FD79:C94:DDF1 (talk) 14:45, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
The last time amounts were adjusted for inflation in "today's dollars" was 2022. Suggest updated to current 2024 figures. Sergeant Curious (talk) 20:09, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
There is reference to him as being called the Commodore as a youth in jest in the early years section, and there is a second reference to him being called Commodore at the end of the steamboat section. Which is correct? 192.189.36.82 (talk) 18:22, 5 June 2024 (UTC)