Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Haven Emerson

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The result was Keep. Catchpole 09:16, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Haven Emerson

Does not look notable to me, was originally speedied per CSD A7, but I can see how this person could have been important. I invite further discussion on this article. Thanks! —— Eagle (ask me for help) 05:53, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. He invented or improved important medical devices including the iron lung, which have saved many lives. Much more noteworthy than pop music albums and videogame characters. Anthony Appleyard 05:55, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. This appears to be an article that is supported with sources about a person who has done important design work if not inventing machines himself. It seems to me he passes WP:BIO. Erechtheus 06:02, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep. He has had a profound and lasting impact on medicine. His work on the iron lung alone makes him notable. Passes WP:BIO and then some. —dustmite 16:03, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Comment I have begun a significant rewriting the article and beefed it up quite a bit. I think notability should now be readily apparent. —dustmite 16:52, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

• Strong keep passes WP:BIO. --Maelnuneb (Talk) 18:19, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep. He was a folk hero in the mid-twentieth century. He not only developed the iron lung but was an important figure in the development of SCUBA gear and many other respirators. --Artemis-Arethusa 18:54, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep, clearly in line with WP:BIO, Tewfik^Talk 04:01, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

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