Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Per Wimmer

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The result was keep. While the various single purpose fan accounts aren't convincing, sufficient coverage in reliable sources seems to exist for this financier and adventurer. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 17:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Per Wimmer[edit]

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No hits on google news for "per wimmer", biography does not justify why this person is notable. Sandman888 (talk) 20:38, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No Danes have ever been in space, but there is a possibility that he will become the first Dane above 100 km with Virgin Galactic. However another Dane, René Gross Kærskov, is also claiming the same thing. If Per Wimmer succeeds in becoming the first Dane in space, he might be notable like Mark Shuttleworth (first South African in Space). --Regards, Necessary Evil (talk) 23:49, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This article should not be deleted because Per Wimmer is the first and only person to have purchased a ticket on three different suborbital spaceflight providers: XCOR, Space Adventures and Virgin Galactic. He spoke at Cosmica Spacelines public unveiling (http://www.cosmicaspacelines.com/news-and-media/cosmica-spacelines-boosts-space-travel-unveiling-the-cosmica-elite-private-spaceflight-club/). He also devotes some of his time to the charity Unicef (http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/analysis/unicef-seeks-sponsor-for-mt-everest-skydive-event/2061510.article). --SpaceGasser (talk) 13:32, 1 February 2012 (UTC) — SpaceGasser (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Per Wimmer was one of the participants at the "Human Presence in Space" event, together with Edward Lu (a NASA astronaut), Valery Tokarev (a Russian cosmonaut) and Gregory Olsen (a space tourist). This event was a part of the Dalmatian Space Summer and was reported by space.com. Per Wimmer was selected as a panelist on this event because he is a well known space adventurer. In December 2008 he secured the first seat on a suborbital flight aboard XCOR’s Lynx (XCOR's press release). These examples demonstrate why this article should not be deleted. --DejanVinkovic (talk) 16:05, 1 February 2012 (UTC) — DejanVinkovic (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:12, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The subject appears to be notable both for his work in finance, as well as being an adventurer. This article is about his finance stuff, and this is a review of a finance book he wrote. This article verifies that he is a space enthusiast, as does this one. This article is about his attempt to break the land speed record with a car that can go 1288 km/h (holy crap!). All of these sources feature Per Wimmer as the primary subject, or cover him in significant detail. -- Whpq (talk) 18:05, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Per Wimmer should remain included in Wikipedia as he is notable on several fronts: he is a contender for being the first Dane in space, he is an adventurer in other fields as mentioned above, he is the author of the book "Wall Street" published in September 2011, and manages his own investment bank. He has been on television and radio many times (primarily Danish) and frequently in the press (UK examples Daily Mail (UK), Evening Standard (UK), many more in Denmark and around the world). Googling "Per Wimmer" brings up a lot of hits.--Rikford (talk) 20:21, 6 February 2012 (UTC)— Rikford (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

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