Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Smellie (geologist)
Serious failure of : The Royal Society of Edinburgh is hardly an "indistinct reference" (whatever that means), and clearly shows William Robert Smellie as a member. Additionally, there are details of his role as curator in ''The Life and Work of Professor J.W. Gregory FRS (1864-1932), Geologist'' https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VSMB0DrDnsIC&pg=PA108&lpg=PA108&dq=%22William+Robert+Smellie%22+geologist&source=bl&ots=VtkXk4u-YE&sig=zR6UfKXXaxA7SoQkBrmxLs2wuoU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo7M3N6KHfAhUbbysKHfkQAZ8Q6AEwCnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22William%20Robert%20Smellie%22%20geologist&f=false, and there's an obituary in the Proceedings of the Geological Society of Glasgow https://www.geologyglasgow.org.uk/docs/017_070__gsgproceedings115116_1489092746.pdf
— User:RebeccaGreen, 12:23, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BEFORE (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion)