Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lawrence Johnson (inventor)

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The result was delete. — ξ ^xplicit 01:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lawrence Johnson (inventor)[edit]

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Delete. Fails WP:BIO -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 19:34, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:31, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:35, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete I'd say the company he founded is probably notable, but I'm not so sure about him. Despite the title, he seems like he should be evaluated as a businessman rather than an inventor. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 04:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This was a tough one. I was hesitant to recommend delete after seeing that the New York Times published an obituary, but after a more thorough search I've found no reliable and significant sources other than obituaries, which mostly read quite similarly. Notability could possible be argued for two things: his innovation in boat design, and his company. However the latter fails by the non-Inheritability of notability and the former because it's only one thing (to borrow the concept of WP:1E. -Samuel Tan 14:47, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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