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I think everybody will agree that "J. H." as the title of this article is silly, we don't have G. W. Bush either. Question is what to move it to. For me, a Dutchman, Jacobus van 't Hoff seems most appropriate, as Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff would be the same as George W. Bush, which should be a redirect. However, he does occur more often on Google in that way. What should be done here; the naming convention is conflicting here, and I am biased being Dutch. Anybody? Jeronimo 03:38 Aug 1, 2002 (PDT)

Should definetely be either Jacobus van 't Hoff or Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff81.241.146.168 20:03, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

See also WP guidance WP:SET —DIV (138.194.12.32 (talk) 01:41, 14 September 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Since he was informally known to friends and family as "Henry", the name Henricus ought not be omitted.Ajrocke (talk) 15:27, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Weasel Words[edit]

The following statement in the introduction should be given a source or removed.

"He is also considered to be one of the greatest chemists of all time together with French chemists Antoine Lavoisier and Louis Pasteur and German chemist Friedrich Wöhler."

This goes against the guideline Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words. Somebody should put in the evidence supporting the claim or add a notable source if one can be found. If this can not be done I think the statement should be removed. [[Guest9999 16:36, 11 April 2007 (UTC)]][reply]

I removed the entire sentence. Jobjörn (Talk ° contribs) 17:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Jac-ob-us Hen-rick-us Va-ant H-off) The name is quite simple to pronounce. His last name is harder to say but a accurate pronunciation is there.

Spelling[edit]

I always thought it was "van't Hoff". Is this wrong? —DIV (138.194.12.32 (talk) 01:40, 14 September 2009 (UTC))[reply]

A Dutch contributor could provide guidance, but it is my understanding that the current article version is correct: according to Dutch orthography there should be a space between the n and the apostrophe, and another space after the t and before the H. The first space is usually omitted by non-Dutch writers.Ajrocke (talk) 15:31, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Dutch Wikipedia article refers to him as van 't Hoff, as does the Nobel prize website. Also the Wikipedia article on Dutch names has a final section with several examples of the use of 't (meaning the) in the middle of a name. Dirac66 (talk) 00:20, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. It should be "van 't Hoff". I think the Wikipedia article should be updated to keep the spelling consistent. Somerandomuser (talk) 23:13, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have corrected his name on the Wikipedia article. Somerandomuser (talk) 23:20, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Huh. Never saw a name with a space like that before! SpicyMemes123 (talk) 20:57, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Capitalization[edit]

According to Dutch spelling, Van should be capitalized when not preceded by the first name. ReyHahn (talk) 12:37, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]