Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Bearman
Author of a http://www.amazon.com/Doormen-Fieldwork-Encounters-Discoveries-Bearman/dp/0226039706/ref=dp_return_2/103-3104832-7489468?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books book that is of general interest (reviewed in numerous notable sources), could be defined as reaching one of the first two criterion of  (an expert in his field or an important figure in his field) as the director of ISERP and former chair of the sociology department in Columbia University
— User:Amazins490, 15:57, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:PROF (Wikipedia:Notability)