Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Ely (surgeon)
The subject was a plague doctor back in 1788 and did good work on Duck Island (Milford, Connecticut)|Duck Island.  At this time of a modern plague, it is good to recall such success.  For example, this morning I was surprised to find that Wu Lien-teh was the top read article on Wikipedia recently.  Who he? – another doughty plague doctor.  Per policy , we have ample room for such historical figures and no good reason to delete them
— user:Andrew, 15:58, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOTPAPER (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)