Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniela Filipescu


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The result was   merge to Radu Filipescu. Black Kite (talk) 02:00, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Daniela Filipescu

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Article on a doctor, apparently written by her husband, Radu Filipescu. The husband is himself notable but the wife's contributions to medicine and academia, at least so far as the article and its sources show, don't appear to pass WP:ACADEMIC. Psychonaut (talk) 07:39, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep and improve - This person passes criteria #3 of WP:ACADEMIC. Filipescu is a member of the Board of Directors of the European Society of Anesthesiology, and the members of the board of directors are elected by the society's council. The European Society of Anaesthesiology is described on its website as holding "the most prominent position in the community of anaesthesiologists in Europe and elsewhere."


 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 11:08, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The ESA is not a "highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association" such as the Royal Society or National Academy of Sciences, which is what Criterion #3 requires. ESA membership is open to absolutely any health professional willing to pay dues.  As with every other professional association, membership on its board of directors is not conferred as an honour for scholarly achievements; it just means that she's agreed to help run the organization this year. —Psychonaut (talk) 12:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - You know what, your rationale appears to be correct. Struck my !vote above. Northamerica1000(talk) 16:51, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
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 * Merge/redirect to the article about her husband, Radu Filipescu. She herself does not appear to meet WP:GNG or WP:ACADEMIC. Per Google Scholar her name is on one highly-cited paper (along with a dozen other names), plus a few other lesser-cited ones; not enough. Agree with Psychonaut that membership on the board of directors of a society does not by itself confer notability (although such people are often notable by other criteria). --MelanieN (talk) 15:58, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 31 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep no need to merge. I moved her marital information to the end of the article, out of the lead, under a section heading "Personal life". I added some more information on her career and more sources. In addition to her many international journal articles etc., including JAMA, she has an international reputation as an instructor in her field, per this source and her status as a faculty member with the International School for Instructors in Anesthesia.OttawaAC (talk) 02:21, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment: I had to dig really deep into your link, but I finally did find a passing mention of her as being one of the eight faculty members at that International School for Instructors in Anesthesiology; that does not appear to be a particularly notable distinction IMO. --MelanieN (talk) 20:11, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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