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acknowledging his help in preparing a chapter of the book. (3) A 20 page edition of a journal, in which there is a list of over 200 names of "sponsors" and "volunteers", and Flam's name appears among those 200+ names: that is the only mention of him. (4) & (5) A review of a novel and a "preview" of the same novel with its author, both of which briefly refer to a fictitious character called "Benjamin Flam", who is the
Chicago Tribune literary editor. The Knowledge article states that the real life Flam "served as the inspiration" for the fictitious one, but I can see no source anywhere that connects him in any way to the fictional character: certainly neither of the cited sources mentions him at all. Nor can I find any evidence of any connection, apart from having the same name. (6) A report in a lawyers' journal on one case in which he took part. The report requires subscription to see it, so I can't see its content, but it seems very unlikely that a report on one case in a lawyers' journal can constitute the kind of substantial coverage needed by Knowledge's notability guidelines.
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