Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Victor Reiter


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 08:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Victor Reiter

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Notability issue was noted in 2010 but not followed upon. Simply doesn't seem sufficiently notable to me. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 01:28, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Likely delete - So far, two searches (including one link for the American Horticulture Society award here) show me he actually got some good attention but more as a local celebrity. I also found two links here and here but they wouldn't add much. I found this which mentions the echeveria hybrid and this which seems to mention something about abutilons too. If he retired in the 1960s, it's likely he went under the radar and in the shadows. In my first Google Books search, I found a 2004 book that mentioned his wife and I actually found her obituary here which mentions Victor but not an obituary for Victor himself. More in-depth searches at local newspapers (including SFGate, SF Chronicle, Examiner, Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune) and only found this. FWIW, it looks like he did some decent work locally but there's not much for a detailed article. SwisterTwister   talk  05:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:44, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:44, 1 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Agree with SwisterTwister, with thanks for their careful searching. It keeps feeling like he MIGHT be notable, but then it just doesn't add up to enough. --MelanieN (talk) 00:39, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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