Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Ephraim Mikell


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The result was speedy keep. David Eppstein has demonstrated the subject easily passes GNG. (non-admin closure) Steve Quinn (talk) 23:10, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

William Ephraim Mikell

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Fails BIO and SIGCOV. Sources indicate this person has not obtained notoriety. The subject's highest achievement was Dean of Law School at UPenn. This not president or chancellor of the University. Most of the the sources themselves are not independent of the subject. These sources are different UPenn registers for alumni, a mention in the Pennsylvania Gazette, which seems to be a UPenn publication, an annual report by the Carnegie foundation and so on. There seem to be a couple of obituaries, but these are mostly announcements. There is a small passing mention in "Who's who in America" and I don't see this as significant coverage per SIGCOV or BASIC. Steve Quinn (talk) 06:13, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:22, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of South Carolina-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:22, 9 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. Although he was an academic, WP:PROF (as suggested by the focus on how high his administrative position was) isn't particularly relevant for this field and this date; it's aimed more at modern scientists. Instead we should rely on WP:GNG: are there in-depth reliable sources about him? We have some significant early-career coverage at and three published obituaries on him in academic journals at, , and . He also has an obituary in the New York Times: . And (although our article doesn't say so) he was one of three editors of the independently-notable collection Select Essays in Anglo-American Legal History. I think that's enough. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:52, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment from nom. David Eppstein has demonstrated the subject easily passes GNG. I am closing this AfD as a speedy keep. David, thanks for searching and finding these sources. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 23:05, 9 November 2019 (UTC)


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