Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. D. Davies

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The result was keep‎. I hope these sources find their way into the article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

J. D. Davies

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No reliable sources in the article or anywhere else. Fails GNG. Bolt and Thunder (talk) 04:59, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Authors, Science fiction and fantasy, History, and United Kingdom. Bolt and Thunder (talk) 04:59, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Wales-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 11:03, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, my brief web search established sufficient notability, although the article needs work. There are already reliable sources:

The publication of an academic book by the Oxford University Press supports his academic credentials, and the Samuel Pepys award appears to be prestigious in his field. The Amazon profile indicates other awards,[3] although this may be self-published and would need verification. It refers to a mention in The Times: we should find and assess this.

It is difficult to search for him on the web because he has a common name. I found several academic reviews of "J. D. Davies Gentlemen and Tarpaulins" (they are paywalled, so I have not read the content).

The American Historical Review [4]
Albion (Cambridge University Press) [5]
International Journal of Maritime History [6]
The Historian [7]

It is clear that he is an academic historian and also writes fiction books. The books I have looked at do not appear to be self-published. I have not fully established WP:NACADEMIC, but he may qualify for:

1 The person's research has had a significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources.

2 The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level.

Verbcatcher (talk) 11:45, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I have identified Times coverage via a Proquest search ([8],[9]) and added the citation to the article. Due to the paywall I can't see the extent of the review, just the teasing search snippet "wears his knowledge lightly. Death's Bright Angel is the sixth book in a series......Bright Angel by JD Davies Old Stre" but this does confirms the mention referenced by Verbcatcher above. As a result, with the award and other coverage it's becoming reasonable to presume notability. ResonantDis_tortion 21:09, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting for further evaluation on the sources provided.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The books he wrote have multiple reviews, which would pass NBOOK, but are better covered here than spun out as individual articles. I find the OUP argument above compelling--not just anyone gets them to publish an academic book--as well as the award. While he may not pass NPROF, I believe he meets NAUTHOR 3 and/or 4, and ANYBIO. Jclemens (talk) 08:43, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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