Okay. I apologize then as I've never seen it. I work with applications for the Daughters of the American Revolution and they don't use it.
On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 12:05 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > This abbreviation is common in genealogy publication. > > > > Georges > > > > *De :* LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]> *De la > part de* Debbie Jorgenson > *Envoyé :* 1 novembre 2022 11:02 > *À :* Legacy User Group <[email protected]> > *Objet :* Re: [LegacyUG] TR: Duplicate > > > > Interesting find question and I do not have an answer to your question. I > would point out that at the current time, I have not run across this as a > generally accepted dating system for genealogy purposes. Perhaps in the > future, it will. > > > > Debbie > > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 8:55 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Would it be possible to accept the abbreviation *fl* in the date field? > > > > > > *Floruit* > > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > *Floruit* (/ˈflɔːrju.ɪt/ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English>; > abbr. *fl.* or occasionally *flor.*; from Latin > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language> *floruit > <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/floruit#Latin>* 'he/she flourished') > denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive > or active.[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-OELD-1>[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-AH-2> In English, the > unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun> indicating the time when someone > flourished.[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-OELD-1> > > Etymology and use[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floruit&action=edit§ion=1> > ] > > Latin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language>: *flōruit* is the > third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb *flōreō* > , *flōrēre* "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun *flōs*, > *flōris*, "flower".[3] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-3> > [2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-AH-2> > > Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a > person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy> and historical writing when a > person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists > that indicates when they were alive.[4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-Adeleye-4> For example, > if there are wills <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_(law)> attested > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attestation_clause> by John Jones in 1204, > and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him > might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". > > The term is often used in art history > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_history> when dating the career of an > artist. In this context, it denotes the period of the individual's artistic > activity.[5] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floruit#cite_note-5> > > In some cases, it can be replaced by the words "active between *[date]* > and *[date]*", depending on context and if space or style permits. > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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