Template:Did you know nominations/David Whitaker (publisher)

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:33, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

David Whitaker (publisher)

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• ... that David Whitaker has been called "the father of the ISBN"? "Sometimes referred to as “the father of the ISBN,” he helped drive the development of Standard Book Numbering (SBN) and then the International Standard Book Number in the 1960s." from: Tagholm, Roger (6 August 2021). "Remembering the UK Publishing Industry's David Whitaker, ISBN Pioneer". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Samuel C. Phillips

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:16, 18 October 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good! GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 01:40, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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