Catherine Williamson, director of fine books and manuscripts at Butterfields, dismissed the scholars' objections as unfounded.
Those conclusions were challenged immediately, and by 1950, Dr. Eisen's dates had been generally dismissed by scholars.
One explanation, dismissed by scholars as a tall tale, is that it's a corruption of the Mohawk word rat-eh-ron-tak, meaning those who eat bark.
While new technology has more than ever to tell us about the genesis of works of art, scientific inquiries are often dreaded and dismissed by scholars, auction houses and others who would have a lot to lose if such tests were done more routinely.
Along with Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly, they discuss "high politics at the bully pulpit, with Teddy Roosevelt, and John McCain". Often dismissed by scholars as an opportunistic politician whose ideas lacked historical import, Theodore Roosevelt has been underestimated as a thinker.
Bell's journey through booklets long dismissed by scholars as being of little literary value gives us a refreshing and surprisingly fun social history.
Morrell's reputation as a liar and a fraud means that most of his geographical claims have been dismissed by scholars, although attempts have been made to rationalise his assertions.
Kilmer's work is often disparaged by critics and dismissed by scholars as being too simple and overly sentimental, and that his style was far too traditional and even archaic.
Hardly a year ago, Joseph J. Ellis, a leading Jefferson scholar, dismissed the compelling circumstantial evidence marshaled by the scholar Annette Gordon-Reed in favor of the relationship with the assertion that she was playing "the race card". We now know that Ms. Gordon-Reed was right.
Hasen, who calls von Spakovsky a leading member of "the Fraudulent Fraud Squad," told me that he respects many other conservative advocates in his area of expertise, but dismisses scholars who allege widespread voter-impersonation fraud.
Nevertheless, a few weeks ago a highly respected academic journal, The Translator, decided to honor the boycott, and dismissed an Israeli scholar from its editorial board.
