Author talk:R. Torceanu

Identity

R. Torceanu is possibly the same person as M. Ricard Torceanu (note, the "M." may be an initial or may indicate "Mr."), who collected and published Romanian folk songs. [1][2] According to one source [3] Mr. Torceanu is from Bucharest. —Beleg Tâl (talk) 19:15, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Possibly the same person as Jon Ricard Torceanu, author of Die Grundlage Der Spencer'schen Ethik (1900)? —Beleg Tâl (talk) 19:22, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Comment

Foreword indicates that was residing in London in 1883, though the surname does show in common record searches of that period or a range of time around that period. — billinghurst sDrewth 20:48, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Searches of the 19thC British newspapers show three hits in 1882, 1882, and 1883 around publications, and all refer to as M. Torceanu, which indicate this as a polite reference of a gentleman, as noted above. — billinghurst sDrewth 20:52, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Definitely reasonable to identify the author as Ricard Torceanu. — billinghurst sDrewth 20:54, 4 January 2021 (UTC)