Talk:Santiago Ramón y Cajal

message: *I've noticed that this article seems to include phrases that promote the subject manner in a biased way (i.e. "so original and influential that he is considered by many to be the greatest neuroscientist of all time"). Regardless of the mans accomplishments: Statements like the one above are non-encyclopedic and are, in fact, "essay-like". 
Furthermore: I have noticed that the biographical section hasn't a single reference. bwmcmaste (talk) 15:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Peacock & Essay-like Templates

message: I think his last name is Ramón y Cajal, not Cajal as the article has.  At least, that's the way Kandel et al. (2000) uses it.  Anyone know? 
(Kandel E.R., Schwartz, J.H., Jessell, T.M., Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York (2000).)
delldot | talk 15:55, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, since I wrote this, I've seen it both ways, mostly just Cajal.  So you're probably right.  delldot | talk 19:53, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Talk 

message: The article needs some rewriting for various reasons and in various ways; aside from some of the style and formatting being ut of keeping with the MoS, some of the sections are written in staccato style, one short sentence after another, and there's some odd syntax.  I'm also unsure about the gallery. --Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 20:30, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *I didn't mean to jump the gun on the removal of the clean-up tag Mel, sorry about that. I should have left a notice here before I did that. What do you think of the article as it stands now? Semiconscious • talk 23:25, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Hmmm... I'll take a stab at some rewriting, but I vote strongly in favor of the gallery. These images are the reason this man won the Nobel Prize: they define his professional work and are considered to be some of the finest drawings in neurohistology. Semiconscious • talk 21:48, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The images in the gallery can (should?) be moved to the commons. Galleries are actively encouraged at the commons and this article can easily be linked to such a gallery using the  template.   JeremyA 21:54, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, but that little "this article has related media on commons" box is so inconspicuous. If people don't think the gallery should be on this page, then so be it, but I feel it adds significantly to the aesthetics and comprehension of the article by having it displayed as-is. Semiconscious • talk 22:03, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no strong feelings either way about the gallery. The public domain images would be a good addition to the commons anyway though. On the subject of the images in this article, I notice that :Image:Cajal.gif is marked as 'Fair Use' without a fair use justification. I think that fair use is justified in this article, but the image is also used in Scientist, where it probably does not qualify as fair use. Also, :Image:Cajal-mi.jpg, which is already on the commons is marked as PD because Cajal died in 1934--however copyright of photos is determined by the lifespan of the photographer not the subject so it is possible that this photo isn't actually PD.  JeremyA 22:13, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean-up template 

message: I came to this page trying to remember if Ramón y Cajal was the author of the "Vacation Stories". When wikipedia didn't mention his science fiction, I had to look it up elsewhere. I added the sentence about the "Stories" so that anyone else coming to this article for information about his contribution to sci-fi rather than his contributions to neurology will be able to find it.
Rinne na dTrosc 15:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Vacation Stories" edit 

message: Hello, I am a spanish student and I can assure you his real name is Santiago, his last name is: Ramón y Cajal, in fact, we use the term "Cajal" in order to make his name shorter.
Ok, let's clear this name thing up one more time.  Spaniards have the same number of names as people of English (or other European descent).  They have a first name, sometimes a middle name, and their father's last name as their legal last name.  Traditionally, Spaniards will append their mother's maiden name after their father's last name.  Thus, if your name is Billy Ray, and your father's last name is Jones, you are Billy Ray Jones.  If you follow the Spanish tradition, and your mother's maiden name is Smith, your formal name would be Billy Ray Jones Smith.  Legally, your last name is Jones.  If you wanted to shorten your name in colloquial usage, you would be called simply Billy Jones.  Similarly, in Spanish, if your name is Antonio Ramon Sanchez Rodriguez, and you are using the short form in colloquial speech, you would be known as Antonio Sanchez.  In formal usage, for example, your college diploma, your full name would be spelled out.  The letter "y" joining two last names is simply the Spanish equivalent of "and."  Simple, isn't it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cd195 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  REAL NAME 

message: I am Spanish so I have taken a look at several websites in Spanish. It seems that the case of Ramón y Cajal is an expception to the way that we (Spanish people) have our surnames. As perfectly explained above we usually have two surnames, one coming from our father (most commonly the first) and the other from our mother, since women do not loose their surname at marriage. We don't add the conjuction "y" (and) between them.  However here is the exception: I have found in several websites from the Spanish region of Cajal (Aragon) that his father was Justo Ramón and her mother Antonia Cajal.(For example: ) 
I am Spanish, too. You are wrong. We Spaniards all officially have that "y" in Spanish-speaking areas. Go and see your born certificate! It's simply that the vast majority of people don't use it (possibly even don't know that!, as yourself), and it has even become administrative practice not to use it. Although very rare nowadays, some people still use the "y", and it seems that it was more usual to do that in Cajal's times, and even today for a few people who want to show themselves as more important. Moreover, in fact the "i", with the same meaning (same pronounciation, as in bee) in Catalan-speaking areas is far more used still today, even in administrative documents. So, it would be perfectly correct to say "Ramón Cajal" (look below his photograph), only that "Ramón y Cajal" has became stablished in this particular case. Anyway, simply "Cajal" is by far the most usual practice to refer to him, and therefore I think it would be better to use just "Cajal" all along his wikipedia article. -JFG  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.55.114.79 (talk) 19:20, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: What references say

message: I suggest that somebody, interested in this page, could insert an external link to the following page describing, with pictures, some Ramon y Cajal memories: 
http://himetop.wikidot.com/santiago-ramon-y-cajal
I don’t do it myself because I’m also an Administrator of this site (Himetop) and it could be a violation of the Wikipedia Conflict of Interest policy. Thanks for your attention.
Luca Borghi (talk) 16:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible link to Santiago Ramon y Cajal items on “Himetop – The History of medicine topographical database” 

message: Petilla de Aragón, despite its name, is not located in Aragon but in Navarre. However, Santiago Ramón y Cajal in spite of being Navarrese of birth is considered Aragonese, due to his early move to Aragon where he spent his childhood and youth, and where he eventually attended University of Saragossa.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.219.103.21 (talk) 18:36, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so -- the info is consistent with his Nobel prize biography.  Apparently there were at least two possible degrees then, "licentiate" and "doctor": he became a "licentiate" in 1873 and a "doctor" in 1883. Looie496 (talk) 17:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Followup -- I've clarified the wording in the article. Looie496 (talk) 17:43, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aragon vs Navarra 

message: I have reworked the section dealing with his accomplishments and theories.  The previous version was both vague and inaccurate.  Specifically I added his discovery of the growth cone, his support for the neuron theory and the existence of spines.  I have also corrected the theory of nerve cell contact to give credit to Forel. Rambrown (talk) 20:27, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Accomplishements Edit

message: For those interested:  I have performed a restoration of a high quality image of lead image and nominated it for FP at commons with the intention of also nominating it later in WP. Votes favouring or opposing the nomination and any kind of comments here would be welcomed.--Garrondo (talk) 12:31, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Featured image nomination

message: In this Biography section of his article, it starts off with a bad view on him.  Rather than on focussing on his talent, we are given a whole paragraph on his anger problem that he had. It gives people the chance to question him on whether they like  him because of his talent or dislike him because he had such a bad temper than often got out of control. Long story short, this type of information is irrelevant to his talent and the field that he worked in.  There should be a fine line bettween private information (like the one given on the article) and personal information (relevant to his existence on the field of science). Another parrt that i found to be quiite broad was the last paragraph. it gives us a sense of accocmplishments that he had yet there  is no further detail upon them. such detail as to what impact did he have upon all these schools in which he was a professor for or whatt he accomplished as being the director of the Museum. We are cut off short in that area in which is very important to know in his biography.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.93.41.108 (talk) 20:16, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biography! 

message: Santiago Ramón y Cajal drawings apear in several chapters of  BBT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1x57bcgO_0  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.16.13.254 (talk) 21:35, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: References in media

message: he was named in BIG BANG THEORY  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:191:5FA0:781F:694A:D7B8:8E32 (talk) 17:20, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
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