Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Auguste Désiré Filon


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The result was   keep. Nakon 05:19, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Charles Auguste Désiré Filon

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Cannot find WP:RS covering the subject. Just websites to purchase his products works and WP:MIRROR. Mr. Guye (talk) 20:30, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
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 * comment what "products" is a 19th century French historian supposed to be peddling? Le petit fromage (talk) 21:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * His works, then. --Mr. Guye (talk) 22:33, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I would not consider it detrimental to notability that an 19th century author would have his "works" listed in amongst antique book sales on the Internet. Le petit fromage (talk) 14:41, 7 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment - can somebody find French sources? The last time I edited a French article, I was pilloried for my poor translation skills. Bearian (talk) 22:48, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Apparently a prolific and widely known author from his period. This source calls him "notable for important works". He has an entry in the Encyclopedia Americana. Better known as Auguste Filon or Augustus Filon than under his full name, but the French National Library entry for him makes clear they are the same person. There appears to be a little more about him in this book but I can only see it in snippet view. I suspect there is more about him in French print sources that is not online. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:10, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep -- I am prepared to accept David Eppstein's view. His appearance in the Encyclopedia Americana implies notability in the view of its editors, which we should accept.  Nevertheless this is only a stub and needs expanding.  Peterkingiron (talk) 16:40, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. David Eppstein's comment makes good sense, though it seems a little strange that French wikipedia doesn't have an article on him. Bishonen &#124; talk 20:02, 7 March 2015 (UTC).
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