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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) sst✈^(conjugate) 08:28, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Subject fails WP:Notability. College history professor who also served in World War II with publishing credits. References are the subject's obituary and death notice. This alone is not enough to justify an article. O.R.^Comms 07:11, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• User:OberRanks, suggest you withdraw this, we all make mistakes, edit too fast, whatever. Granted , the page does need expansion.E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:04, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment obituary in the nytimes = notability. why are you substituting your vast knowledge, for that of a reliable source? user:DGG?? Duckduckstop (talk) 17:01, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep - NYTimes obit: Influential Historian on the Renaissance. That's all we need to establish notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:02, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as per the above. He's not the most notable chap on the planet, certainly - but what we do have indicates enough notability to keep the article. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 22:00, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as per New York Times RS I think WP:GNG has been passedAtlantic306 (talk) 00:58, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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