Template:Did you know nominations/Wolfgang Franke

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 10:28, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

Wolfgang Franke

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... ~~that because Wolfgang Franke was posted in Beijing, he avoided being drafted into the German army during World War II, in which many of his friends were killed?~~ Source: Liew 2008, p. 2
- ALT1:... that German sinologist Wolfgang Franke was so at home in Beijing that he felt he had lived there in his previous life? Source: same as above

Reviewed: Black September

Moved to mainspace by Zanhe (talk). Self-nominated at 05:54, 3 December 2017 (UTC).

ALT1 verified, but I cannot verify the claim in the original hook that Franke was posted in Beijing. Newness, length, copyvio-free verified. Dr. K. 16:37, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

@Dr.K.: Please see page 2 of Liew 2008: "Wolfgang Franke arrived in Beijing on May 31, 1937 to work in the German Institute." -Zanhe (talk) 16:45, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

@Zanhe: I saw that. But that doesn't mean he was "posted" there by the state. The status of the German Institute is also unclear; was it a state agency or a private company? It is also unclear why the state would not have drafted him, and why this position prevented him from being drafted into the army. Dr. K. 17:39, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

@Dr.K.: The German Institute was a state agency, and he was not drafted because he was working for the government overseas. But your concern is valid, so I've stricken the hook. Let's go with ALT1. -Zanhe (talk) 17:47, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

ALT1 approved. Thank you Zanhe. Good to go. Dr. K. 18:26, 4 December 2017 (UTC)