A television column on Friday about “Man vs. Wild,” a show on the Discovery Channel starring Bear Grylls, misstated Mr. Grylls’s original name. He was born Edward Michael Grylls, not Mitchell Winston. Link
An obituary on Sept. 14, 2007, about a photo historian and innovative dealer in photographic equipment misspelled his surname at one point. He was Fred Spira, not Shira. It also misspelled his given name at birth and referred to him incorrectly in recounting how he was barred from attending high school in Austria because his father was a Jew. He was born in Vienna as Siegfried Franz Spira, not Sigfried, and was known in his youth as Siegfried, not Franz. (After emigrating to the United States, he changed his name to S. Franklin Spira but preferred to be called Fred.). Mr. Spira’s son Jonathan brought the errors to the attention of The Times last year and again last month; this correction was delayed because editors and a reporter did not follow through on the complaint. 
A list of famous last words published in yesterday’s editions of The Sun incorrectly attributed the authorship of Moby-Dick to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel was written by Herman Melville.
A Datebook story Saturday about Arianna Huffington misspelled the name of Osama bin Laden.
Hazel Court obituary: The obituary of actress Hazel Court in Thursday’s California section misspelled poet Edgar Allan Poe’s middle name as Allen. 
In “John Deere’s Farm Team” (April 14), we misidentified the farmer photographed in Jalandhar, India. He is Sukhjit Singh Bhatti, not Jang Sangha. We regret the error.
An article on April 4 about a disclosure by Speaker Christine C. Quinn that the New York City Council had been appropriating city funds to nonexistent organizations misspelled, in some editions, the surname of a top finance staffer for Ms. Quinn who has since left her office. And a correction in this space on April 9 also misspelled it. He is Michael Keogh, not Keough or Keoug. 
In an April 16 story about DC-9 airplanes, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the director of technical programs at the Washington-based Flight Safety Foundation. He is Jim Burin, not Durbin.
Edgar Allan Poe is the writer of sinister tales, rather than Edgar Allen Poe (Art of darkness, page 12, Review, April 5). 
In an April 2 story about the settlement of a lawsuit by a Jewish former inmate against the state Corrections Department, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a Florida-based group that provides Jewish food and religious items to people in prisons and other institutions. It is the Aleph Institute, not the Adelph Institute. 
‘New Andean Songs’: A review of “New Andean Songs” in Thursday’s Calendar section misspelled the first name of composer Gabriela Lena Frank as Gabriella. It was similarly misspelled in a correction that ran Friday regarding another name in the review. 
An article last Friday about the difference between the Dalai Lama’s stance on Tibet and the more aggressive position of some of the younger exiles misstated his followers’ beliefs about his reincarnation. They regard the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion — not the Buddha himself. The article also referred incorrectly to Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile. Rinpoche is an honorary title given to a monk; the prime minister is not known as Mr. Rinpoche. 
Barbara Dignoti of East Windsor* was shown in a photograph on Page B1 Sunday as she watched the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Hartford on Saturday. The caption misspelled her last name as Pignoti. 
Martinez column: In Monday’s California section, Al Martinez said that Stephen Glass “must hold some kind of record for writing 23 pieces for Nation magazine that contained partial or total lies.” Glass wrote for the New Republic. 
CBS sitcoms: In some copies of Wednesday’s Calendar section, an article about the shows “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” said Joel Murray, a director of “Big Bang,” is the son of the actor Bill Murray. He is his brother. Also, a caption accompanying the article misspelled the name of the show as “The Big Band Theory.” 
A headline in some editions of The Arts on Monday with an article about the Academy Awards ceremony misstated, in some copies, the title of the film that won best picture. It is, of course, “No Country for Old Men,” not “Old Country for Old Men.” 
An article in Feb. 18 editions repeated charges made by Republican candidate for Congress Dean Hrbacek that a law firm, Williams & Jensen, had ties to Jack Abramoff. The article also cited reports that the firm’s managing partner, L. Steven Hart, traveled with a group of government officials and lobbyists to Scotland to play golf. After being contacted by Williams & Jensen concerning the accuracy of the article, the Houston Chronicle’s re-examination has revealed that Hart’s correct name is J. Steven Hart, that there is no credible evidence that Hart traveled to Scotland with government officials on one of Abramoff’s trips or otherwise, and, also, that there is no credible evidence that Williams and Jensen has any “ties” to Abramoff or his lobbying activities. 
It was Vivian Fuchs who crossed the Antarctic in 1958, not Klaus Fuchs as we said (The events we choose to mark tell us who we are, page 34, February 9). Klaus Fuchs was the nuclear physicist jailed for espionage in 1950. 
In a story Saturday on Page 1B, the name of former Miami Herald Executive Editor John McMullan was misspelled. 
A story on the front of Saturday’s City & State section incorrectly identified a Salisbury lawyer cited for contempt of court for reading Maxim magazine in Rowan County District Court. His name is Todd Paris, not Todd Bird. .png)
Also last week, in “An opening night bash to Thai for”, we complimented Jonathan Roxmouth on his beautiful voice. Unfortunately, we called him Jonathan Frogmouth. We apologise for the error.
Miscellany: ‘Whatever happened to the BMW booty?’ (News, last week) described those who salvaged cargo from the grounded MSC Napoli as ‘wreckers’. Wreckers lured vessels ashore before murdering their crews and plundering the cargo; clearly not the case here. ‘Although the government remains reticent to discuss …’ Reluctant, not reticent; ‘The truth is out: X-files go public’ (News, 6 Jan), and, while undoubtedly earnest in his endeavours, the explorer was Ernest, not Earnest, Shackleton, (’The rise and rise of little voice’, Observer Magazine, last week). 
An article in yesterday’s editions of The Sun about NASA’s Messenger mission to Mercury quoted University of Arizona scientist Bob Strom describing an emotional “Hillary moment” when he saw new pictures from the planet. In editing, the reference was made to say a “Sir Edmund” Hillary moment. Strom was referring to Hillary Clinton. -
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