Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernardo di Nicolo Machiavelli

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The result was keep (nomination withdrawn). Bucketsofg 20:33, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bernardo di Nicolo Machiavelli[edit]

Fathers of notable people are not inherently notable themselves. Bringing this to AFD just in case I've missed something about him. Recommend ~~Delete~~ -Royalguard11(Talk·Review Me!) 21:37, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is the reason that I decided to bring this to afd, because he didn't seem notable and there were no resources I could find that said he was (and I can't read German either). So I will change this to a withdrawal. -Royalguard11(Talk·Review Me!) 19:13, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Unless we're giving articles to failed lawyers. He has a blurb in Britannica Online...in the article about his son. Not notable enough to carry his own article.--Ispy1981 22:02, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As this is little information that can easily be put into the Niccolo Machiavelli article, I say Merge.--JForget 00:36, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Niccolo Machiavelli for reasons stated above. --Nonstopdrivel 00:41, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The German transwiki of this page [1] includes references indicating notability. Apparently he had a published diary independent of anything his son did. I would also argue that the fact we even know is name 500 years after his death is indication that he is notable. ~ Infrangible 00:49, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. As witnessed by the references, the topic has scholarly relevance. Beside that, it provides useful contextual information and can be expanded. Stammer 05:59, 16 June 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Keep per Infrangible and Stammer. The article ought to have an image, though. Also, WikiProject Translation might be interested in merging info from the German article. --Quuxplusone 06:31, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep two references satisfy WP:N and BIO. --Kevin Murray 13:49, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable in own right. Has been the subject of a scholarly work. --Folantin 07:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Important historical figure--it is rather frequent that the parents & children of a very notable person was also notable, especially in cultures were family connections were very important.DGG 07:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't it be a speedy keep after the nomination withdrawal? Stammer 18:52, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.