Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fabian Persson


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The result was delete.  Singu larity  09:41, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Fabian Persson

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As I think Swedish historiography should be better covered here, it is with some regret I make this nomination. I saw this article a while ago and hesitated about what to do with it. When I took another look now, and checked the corresponding article in the Swedish Wikipedia, I noticed that somebody on that talk page of that page has expressed doubts about Persson's relevance and suggested deletion, both of that page and this one.

I am not familiar with Persson's work specifically, having only glanced at his dissertation and read the abstract, but I know a little about the field of history studies in Sweden. I figure that if I make this nomination, he will at least get a fair hearing, not the arrogant abbreviation-loaded crap I see in far too many other nominations for deletion here.

I cleaned up this page a little and added a bibliography.

Persson finished his Ph.D. in 1999. He has published one monograph, his dissertation, which has received a number of reviews, including in leading foreign history journals (The American Historical Review, the German Historische Zeitschrift, and the Danish Historisk Tidsskrift). But it is only one book. He has also published a number of articles and chapters, including two in Scandia, and one in Historisk tidskrift - these are the two leading Swedish history journals. It is a respectable record, but probably not enough.

Persson is not a professor yet. He is an universitetslektor, a lecturer (possibly an associate professor in the American tongue, although I expect that depends on the specific institution), and he works at Kalmar University College, which is not a research university.

In sum, a respectable track record and a promising young historian. He will probably get a position at some larger History department in a few years, and perhaps a professorship in another few years after that. But at this point, I doubt his qualifications or "notability" is enough to merit an article in an encyclopaedia. What do you say? Olaus (talk) 14:14, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 14:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 14:58, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. From the nominator's very clearly written description (and my reading of the article in light of that description) it doesn't seem to me that he passes WP:PROF. My general feeling is that most academics at this stage of their career are not yet notable; it takes some major accomplishment, more than just being on-track for a successful academic career, and I'm not seeing that here. —David Eppstein (talk) 15:08, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * It strikes me that his sole book probably has a better claim on an article than the man himself. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 20:14, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per last 2 votes. archanamiya  ·  talk  21:34, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete by our usual practices, a lecturer with one book isnot enough,unless it is truly of sensational importance. Thisismerely the beginning point in an academiccareer. DGG (talk) 01:18, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination. Fails WP:PROF. Nsk92 (talk) 10:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Stifle (talk) 18:26, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: Agree with nom. Fails WP:BIO.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 14:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * WP:PROF, rather than WP:BIO, is the operative guideline for academic notability, but the subject fails WP:PROF too. Nsk92 (talk) 14:51, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. The article fails WP:PROF.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 15:43, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


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