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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 12:16, 8 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

• ... that Christian missionary Moritz Hall was ordered to cast artillery for the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II? "As part of his attempts to modernize his army, he ordered the members of the Gaffat colony to manufacture modern weapons, including cannon ... After several unsuccessful attempts in 1862-1863, Moritz Hall and his artisan-missionary co-workers manufactured several cannon and other pieces of ordnance" from: Holtz, Toby Berger (2009). "The Hall Family and Ethiopia: A Century of Involvement" (PDF). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 110.
  • ALT1:... that Moritz Hall's foundry is regarded by some as the start of industrialisation in Ethiopia? "The armaments foundry at Gaffat may be viewed as the beginning of modern industrialization in Ethiopia." from: Holtz, Toby Berger (2009). "The Hall Family and Ethiopia: A Century of Involvement" (PDF). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 110.
  • ALT2:... that Ethiopian weapons manufacturer Moritz Hall was the great-grandfather of British actor Peter Ustinov? "Their oldest son Jona (“Klop”) was the father of Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004); Moritz Hall was thus the great-grandfather of the famous British actor and director" from: Holtz, Toby Berger (2009). "The Hall Family and Ethiopia: A Century of Involvement" (PDF). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 111.
  • ALT3:... that Moritz Hall named his daughter after the Battle of Magdala, during which she was born? "On the day of their liberation, Moritz and Katarina Hall’s second child was born, Magdalena, a daughter named for the battle at Mäqdäla" from Holtz, Toby Berger (2009). "The Hall Family and Ethiopia: A Century of Involvement" (PDF). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 111.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Aurand

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:02, 24 July 2020 (UTC).Reply

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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: All of the claims are sourced, no neutrality problems, no plagiarism, recently moved into mainspace, and no obvious problems. I really like the article as you can see on my userpage that I have written some Ethiopian articles myself. Jon698 talk 12:00, 2 August 2020 (UTC)Reply