Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurent Leksell


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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) Red Phoenix  talk  03:00, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Laurent Leksell

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This is a vanity biography created by what appears to be a CoI/paid editor. Laurent Leksell is the chairman of the company Elekta but I do not think he meets our notability criteria. What really annoys me however is that his article is incorrect and inflates his credentials. The second sentence states "Laurent Leksell Founded Elekta AB in 1972, while still a student of the Stockholm School of Economics." This is untrue, the company was founded in 1972 by his father, Professor Lars Leksell. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:03, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Gameinfirmary (talk) 13:08, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Gameinfirmary (talk) 13:08, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. Gameinfirmary (talk) 13:08, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nosebagbear (talk) 12:26, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello! Im the creator of the post. I am a fan, a former employee but not paid to create this article. Thank you for your interest into the veracity of the article. It is not incorrect that Laurent Leksell founded Elekta AB. He was the first CEO and Chairman of the company founding it during his studies to capture Patent licence income streams from his fathers medical research practice. Lars Leksell invented the world famous Gamma Radiation knife, the first non-invasive cure for brain cancer, but Laurent Leksell built the company from its infancy into its role as a world leader in cancer care. The passage cited as incorrect can be nuanced to say that Laurent founded the company together with his father. The information is references in Elekta's website for its board of directors as well as numerous Swedish newspaper articles. Laurent Leksell is also the chair of Stockholm School of Economics, the worlds second business school after Harvard and has received numerous awards and accolades of both national and international character. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LOTE2009 (talk • contribs) 15:31, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you Chiswick Chap. I accept that Laurent Leksell is probably notable and having done some investigation I have edited his article and that of the company Elekta and added a reference so that they both articles agree and state that the company was founded jointly by father and son. I am now prepared to withdraw this nomination. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:16, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Well I think this one is a Keep. I'd not heard of the guy but the Swedish refs that I was able to access all confirm that Leksell is as described and is notable for the medals, awards and directorships that he has collected. It would have been better if the foundation were attributed to him and his father; if the refs for the personal stuff had not just said "ibid." to the book (which obviously I haven't seen); and if the other refs had been filled out with citation templates and properly formatted. But those are matters for editing; given Wikipedia's very low notability threshold, there's no doubt that Leksell clears it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:17, 17 August 2018 (UTC)


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