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Cannot see a plausible claim of notability: the refs being in German I cannot read them but I suspect run of the mill coverage of a bloke doing a job.
TheLongTone (
talk) 14:44, 12 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete: I don't see the subject's activity in the family insurance firm as providing biographical notability. While he does
get mentioned relative to the
Herstatt Bank in which he held the largest interest, it is notable more in its failure than anything else and the subject's role there is covered sufficiently in the article on the bank and also doesn't provide
individual notability here.
AllyD (
talk) 19:46, 12 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete -- no indications of notability or significance; significant RS coverage not found.
K.e.coffman (
talk) 03:44, 14 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep -- substantial German entries as well as mentions in Fortune Magazine, NYT and WSJ in English. Why such a hurry to delete a new article on the CEO of a major company? — Preceding
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90.86.59.98 (
talk) 06:51, 14 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Hi
TheLongTone, It's true that a lot of the coverage is in German, but Hans Gerling was important enough to be inducted into the Insurance Hall of Fame (just added - source in English). I think the biggest problem is that the huge company he ran -
Gerling Konzern - doesn't have a wikipedia page in English. I'll create one based on the German (which has 19 sources and other authorities). Please don't delete my future attempt to create a Gerling Konzern page. I'll try to find English sources. Improvements and additional sources much appreciated. Thank you
Xmastree75 (
talk) 10:38, 15 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 20:56, 19 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Strong Keep while many of the sources are in German, Hans Gerling is a notable business man in the early days of the Federal Republic of Germany. He has been subject of TV documentaries such as
this, contemporary reviews about his legacy such as
this - in which the authors consider him "king of the city of Cologne" in this days or
this biography on the website of regional communities association in the section of important personalities in the state. On a separate note, I don't think I have ever seen an AfD nomination which is based on not being able to read sources and mere assumptions what may be written in them. This alone shows the arbitrary frivolity of the nomination. pseudonymJake Brockmantalk 14:21, 24 December 2017 (UTC)reply
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