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The result was delete. Sarahj2107 (talk) 07:37, 19 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ekkehard Nuissl[edit]

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Does not appear to be a notable academic. Merely teaching, let alone on an honorary basis, at notable schools is not necessarily a claim to notability. A search for reliable sources results only in brief mentions. However, the article claims that he was once Vice President of the Leibniz Association and has been inducted in to the "Hall of Fame of Adult Education". I have no idea how prestigious either is, but it's possible that he could pass criterion #3 and maybe criterion #6 of WP:PROF, and I'll happily withdraw this nomination if it is shown that his position at the Leibniz Association is enough to pass criterion #3. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 14:13, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 14:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 14:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 14:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. A GS h-index of 18 gives a pass of WP:Prof#C1. Other achievements help. Xxanthippe (talk) 22:51, 3 May 2016 (UTC).[reply]
• Keep per Xxanthippe. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo). Treated like dirt by administrators since 2006. (talk) 16:40, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as I'm convinced by DGG, this is currently questionable for the needed notability. Keep perhaps if that seems to be the consensus. Asking DGG for his usual analysis. SwisterTwister talk 22:53, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Quoting h index as an absolute number without taking into consideration the field is meaningless. Almost as meaningless is using h index without considering the actual distribution of citations. 18 papers with 18 citations each give h=18, and so does 17 papers with 200 citations each and 1 with 18. The second is notable in essentially any field, the other usually not. In this case, the more highly cited works are mere reports, not peer-reviewed publications.,and so the citation figure doesn't matter at all--no academic becomes notable by such publications. In general I agree with the nominator: the positions are not intrinsically notable, nor likely to have references showing notability. A honorary doctorate from a major university is notable .West University of Timișoara is not in that category. "honorary professor: as used in the article means merely visiting professor. DGG ( talk ) 22:20, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, essentially per DGG. Skimming the cited publications of this individual does not convince me that they meet WP:PROF; the publications are too minor, and the citations too few. Vanamonde93 (talk) 02:59, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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