Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Johann George Tromlitz


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) '''-- Cheers, Riley   Huntley ''' 00:23, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Johann George Tromlitz

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no information what so ever only info is that they played the flute and was a composer Redsky89 (talk) 05:55, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep If you follow the Interwiki link to the equivalent German article (always a good WP:BEFORE step), it in turn takes you to the article on the subject in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie: see this. Clearly the English Wikipedia article could benefit from expansion, but that is for normal editing; the ADB page establishes notability AllyD (talk) 08:31, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Using the Google Books link above also immediately brings up the 1991 Cambridge University Press edition of the subject's "The Virtuoso Flute-Player". AllyD (talk) 08:35, 11 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. There are plenty of sources in GBooks that indicate that the subject was an important flautist, and having a book about him published (in 1961) should tell you something about whether or not we should have an encyclopedia article. The nominator's deletion rationale contains no valid reason for deletion. --Michig (talk) 13:19, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:59, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:59, 11 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep – has entry in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 14:10, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
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