Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wijnand van der Sanden
understand where the nomination came from. I would, though, be inclined to think that the subject might pass  #7, having made a ''"substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity"''. He is obviously an important person to a particular group in a particular field. Perhaps not as widely recognised as, say, Stephen Hawking, but well-known nonetheless. We would probably need for that recognition to be substantiated in some way with a reference or two. There are https://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22Wijnand+van+der+Sanden%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#q=%22Wijnand+van+der+Sanden%22&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=lzR&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvnsb&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ei=snagUOCdBI6UiQfQpID4Cg&ved=0CA8Q_AUoBg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=aa67964d8aa13185&bpcl=38093640&biw=1336&bih=564 a number of mentions in various related books that might help
— [[User: Stalwart111|'''Stalwart''']][[User talk:Stalwart111|'''111''']], 04:19, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ACADEMIC (Wikipedia:Notability)