Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard MacDonnell (scholar)

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The result was keep per the snowball clause. Non-admin closure. MuZemike (talk) 17:13, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Richard MacDonnell (scholar)[edit]

Non notable historic individual. Was the former provost of Trinity College, Dublin. Only notable role was as provost. I'm unsure if that warrants inclusion. LH (talk) 01:17, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep provost and full Professor at a well-known institution is surely notable per WP:PROF. JJL (talk) 01:48, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per JJL. Schuym1 (talk) 02:01, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:28, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The article needs expansion, but it is pretty clear that the subject is notable. In 19th century there were a lot fewer universities than there are now, so being a Provost of a major university would certainly have been a much bigger deal than it is today. So most likely passes criterion 6 of WP:PROF in view of item 13 in the "Notes and Examples" section there. In any event, he also passes WP:BIO as a googlebooks search[1] shows enough examples of specific and detailed biographical coverage, e.g. [2][3][4]. Nsk92 (talk) 05:58, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and expand, per above. Matt (Talk) 07:13, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Head of a college at Oxford, Cambridge, & universities similarly organised, like Dublin, is notable. True, the 18th and 19 th century occupants were not necessarily major scholars in the modern sense, is rue, but by the relatively non-rigorous standards of the day they were notable. DGG (talk) 09:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Provost of a college is, in this context, a fairly clear criterion for passing WP:PROF. AlexTiefling (talk) 11:04, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - easily a notable, accomplished individual. - Richard Cavell (talk) 11:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Subject is undoubtedly notable. The article shouldn't be deleted, but needs some copy editing. Chamal ^talk 12:17, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Trinity Dublin was probably among the top five British universities at that date. Its provost is certainly notable. Espresso Addict (talk) 13:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. For the reasons given above. I added a reflist section to the article, and included a ref needed tag.--Eric Yurken (talk) 17:00, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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