Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George J. Fritschel


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The result was delete. I would follow the advice to redirect to Gottfried Fritschel article but that is not in very good shape either. Liz Read! Talk! 03:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

George J. Fritschel

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Does not meet the notability guideline for academics. They didn't receive any awards and did not hold any notable positions. I did find a book they wrote here but it does not seem notable enough for the author to have an article. Wgullyn ( talk ) 15:08, 29 January 2022 (UTC) Redirect to the article on his father, who is more clearly notable. I think it's very likely that someone could write a decent article on him or "The Fritschel family" more broadly, but the sources will not be easy to track down as they are 100 years old and in German. I'm personally not inclined to do that kind of digging right now, and no one else has stepped forward to do so in the last ten years either. -- asilvering (talk) 21:13, 31 January 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  00:14, 6 February 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 06:07, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  Wgullyn  ( talk ) 15:08, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:10, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:11, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per "I think it's very likely that someone could write a decent article on him" (yes they do, the sources exist in German, and Obit here: https://www.nytimes.com/1941/10/07/archives/george-j-fritschel.html), a stub remains a stub whether someone expands or not. In ictu oculi (talk) 12:28, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Right, but "I think someone probably could" is an expression that I think sources probably exist, which is not grounds for an AfD keep, as explained at WP:SOURCESEXIST. That obituary cannot make a solid keep case on its own. If you have the sources, you can name them, add them to the article, and assert that the subject is notable on those grounds. -- asilvering (talk) 02:41, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete Sources do not establish that WP:ANYBIO is met. I'm happy to reconsider if more sources are found. MrsSnoozyTurtle 09:53, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete The NY Times obituary is a single sentence, so I'm afraid that doesn't help. I added a few more publications to the article but I don't think they suffice. I can find mentions in G-books: 1) an obit (I believe, from the snippet) 2) a reference to one of his books  3) a reference in a book in German . All are on the subject of theology. None seem to be significantly about him. Lamona (talk) 01:38, 14 February 2022 (UTC)


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