Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anton-Hermann Chroust


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The result was keep. Mz7 (talk) 00:49, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Anton-Hermann Chroust

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De-prodded with the rationale: "He was widely cited in the 60s and 70s. Once notable, always notable. Google Scholar is not going to show those cites. The fact that he has been dead for 35 years might have impacted his Google scholar ranking." However, without any evidence to back up that assertion. With available information, while published, does not meet WP:GNG, and I can't find anything to show he meets WP:SCHOLAR (very low citation count).  Onel 5969  TT me 00:14, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep. If you read my addition of sources, you'll see that he was indeed widely cited at one point. The book on the rise of the American Legal profession is very widely cited. One could also try looking at Google books, where he is, again, widely cited by numerous authors. He's not cited so much anymore, but he was at the time, which makes him notable.96.127.244.160 (talk) 01:25, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I also checked Worldcat and found 326 mentions there (all pubs, I believe). That constitutes a major contribution to one's field, I would say. I added about 100 of them tot he article, but there are really too many to add. If he's not notable, how did he get literally hundreds of articles published in reputable journals? It's a mystery. 96.127.244.160 (talk) 01:52, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. He has an h-index of 18–20 (manual counting from Google Scholar listings) in a low-citation field, which gives him a pass of WP:PROF. — Stringy Acid (talk) 06:39, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  J 947 (c)  00:17, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep The article is mainly a list of his works, but it can be improved. His contributions seem notable. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 01:37, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep as WP:AUTHOR:
 * The rise of the legal profession in America by Anton-Hermann Chroust: 9 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
 * Socrates, man and myth : the two Socratic apologies of Xenophon by Anton-Hermann Chroust: 26 editions published between 1955 and 1957 in English and held by 676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
 * That there would still be such substantial holdings for a 50+ yr old books is impressive. Other books are also widely held. If one digs hard enough, there should be non-trivial reviews of the works. K.e.coffman (talk) 05:27, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep - I'd like to also note that there are a good number of additional citations to him under "A. H. Chroust". Smmurphy(Talk) 02:28, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep -- This is a very substantial body of work spread over nearly 70 years. It is a pity that we do not have much more of a true bio of him.  Peterkingiron (talk) 13:57, 22 April 2017 (UTC)


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