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Infobox biographical suggestion: I have noticed that Maxwell's religion belief is missing alongside other biographical fields; although he did belong to more than a Christian group, he was undoubtedly a Christian, therefore this data should be displayed as well. Cornelius Benedictus (talk) 20:56, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. See Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 126#RfC: Religion in biographical infoboxes –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 00:28, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2021

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111.92.45.171 (talk) 16:57, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

he is a british scientist not scottish

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. J850NK (talk) 18:20, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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He is described in the bio as a mathematician, is listed in the SCATTISH (BAB's pronunciation) mathematician category, so i think the lead should state he was a mathematician and mathematical physicist. 198.53.108.48 (talk) 02:18, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Basically

done as of this edit by editor Wikipedian1337. Thank you very much for your input! P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 20:54, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The caption in the following picture (Maxwell with his wife) is incorrect

Maxwell's wife was "Katherine Clerk Maxwell" not Jemima Blackburn so please change "Jemima Blackburn" to "Katherine Clerk Maxwell" RISHABHSTEIN (talk) 13:52, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]