"Was" in intro

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When the introductory sentence includes the word "was", the inference is the subject is dead. For a living subject, we use "is" in the introductory sentence, even if we have to qualify their main profession with "former" or "retired".

So, um...is Khan alive or dead? —C.Fred (talk) 02:09, 11 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Found my own answer: dead.[1]C.Fred (talk) 03:26, 11 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

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