Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Cantor


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Erik9 (talk) 04:07, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Paul Cantor

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Author that has written 4 books, none of which have articles. No external sources, no proof of notability. LK (talk) 15:21, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I withdraw my nomination for AfD, given David Eppstein's contribution below. LK (talk) 10:58, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —John Z (talk) 20:19, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: - I can find his books in bookstores here in Norway. You can find loads of references by google, but I'm still not sure about the real notability.. -Snorre/Antwelm (talk) 22:58, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Does not pass WP:PROF, it seems, but arguably passes WP:BIO. A search on GS (for: "Paul Cantor") turns up 34 citations for a book, then 3 in the 20s, and others with fewer citations. A search on WorldCat (again, for: "Paul Cantor") does not turn up any book with major library holdings. A search on GN (for: "Paul Cantor" literary) turns up 37 news items, from the early 1990s to 2009. Several of these news items are by reputable outlets, and cite him as an expert in a way that supports the claims of the article, which is why I think the article should be kept under WP:BIO--Eric Yurken (talk) 00:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Are all those 'Paul Cantor's the same Paul Cantor the article is about? Paul Cantor is not an uncommon name. 222.166.160.85 (talk) 02:52, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. He holds a named chair at Virginia and thereby passes WP:PROF #5. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:27, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
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