Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Smith (professor)

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All of the sources that I can find leads back to his book which doesn't seem notable also. SL93 (talk) 16:43, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Smith was one of the most important researchers in his field - his book "Kingdoms of the Yoruba" had a real impact on the study of the history of Nigeria. --Xijky (talk) 16:57, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Do you have any sources for this or is it just your opinion? Currently there are no independent WP:reliable sources on this article. noq (talk) 18:18, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep One can assume that someone becomes a professor only after having been promoted through academia by being an expert in his field: I knew little of the history of the Yoruba, until I read his well-researched book. Wikipedia needs every article about Africa that people can contribute.Duncanogi (talk) 18:40, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I've never read his books (there are multiple) but "Kingdoms of the Yoruba" has gone through multiple editions, and I see it being used as a reference quite a bit... Oyo Empire#Notes is an example of this. He seems to me to be a leading scholar on an important and under-represented field. PhnomPencil ^{talk contribs} 19:01, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]