Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Polk E. Akers

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The result was redirect to Akers' Clasp. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:40, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Polk E. Akers[edit]

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Scattered mentions in dentistry journals and even in Reports of the Tax Court of the United States, Volume 34, but no significant coverage about him, just passing mentions. He is mainly known, it seems, for the invention of the Akers' Clasp, but I think a biographical article is unwarranted. JohnmgKing (talk) 20:15, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. JohnmgKing (talk) 20:15, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. JohnmgKing (talk) 20:15, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Minimal stub for an obscure person who was only known for a pretty minor and also obscure invention.--Seacactus 13 (talk) 03:05, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to the clasp article Oaktree b (talk) 20:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect the only mentions of him are in the context of his invention. Natureium (talk) 00:27, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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