Template:Author/doc

This is a documentation subpage, where instructions, categories, or other information are stored for technical reasons. To view the Template page itself, see Template:Author.

Usage

{{author
 |firstname      = 
 |lastname       = 
 |last_initial   = 
 |birthyear      = 
 |deathyear      = 
 |description    = 
 |image          = 
 |bahaikipedia_link = 
 |wikiquote_link = 
 |commons_link   = 
}}

This template is meant to be used on author pages. Fill in any relevant information, and leave unknown or inapplicable parameters empty. Please don't remove or reorder parameters, as this makes reuse and automated maintenance more difficult.

Parameters

(The usage example below may help understand these.)

• Normal parameters
  • {{{firstname}}}, {{{lastname}}}: The first and family name of the author.
  • {{{last_initial}}}: The initial of the last name.
  • {{{birthdate}}}, {{{deathdate}}}: The birth and death dates in numerical format (#BCE for dates before year 1). Do not use text like "circa" or "c.".
  • {{{description}}}: A brief description of the author. An excerpt from the Bahaikipedia article's introduction often works well here.
  • {{{image}}}: The name of the image on BahaikiText or Commons, excluding the 'image:' prefix (Filename.ext).
  • {{{bahaikipedia_link}}}, {{{wikiquote_link}}}, {{{commons_link}}}: The name of the author's Wikipedia article, Wikiquote page, or Commons gallery or category.
• Overrides (for exceptions)
  • {{{defaultsort}}}: Override the category sorting, which is normally "{{{lastname}}}, {{{firstname}}}".

Usage example

{{author
 |firstname      = Booker Taliaferro
 |lastname       = Washington
 |last_initial   = W
 |birthyear      = 1856
 |deathyear      = 1915
 |description    = (Description here.)
 |image          = BookerTWashington-Cheynes.LOC.jpg
 |bahaikipedia_link = Booker T. Washington
 |wikiquote_link = Booker T. Washington
 |commons_link   = 
}}

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Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856–1915)

See also biography, quotes. Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American political leader, educator and author. He was one of the dominant figures in African American history in the United States from 1890 to 1915.

Booker Taliaferro Washington