Template:DNB01/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:DNB01.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua:

Module:Header (sandbox)

This template is the header for entries from the Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement or Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement.

Usage

Blank fields:

{{DNB01
| article     = 
| previous    = 
| next        = 
| volume      = 
| contributor = 
| wikipedia   = (optional, automatically utilises Wikidata data)
| extra_notes = 
}}

or

{{DNB12
| article     = 
| previous    = 
| next        = 
| volume      = 
| contributor = 
| wikipedia   = (optional, automatically utilises Wikidata data)
| extra_notes = 
}}

Parameter	Comment
`article`	Entry name, without the (DNB01) disambiguator.
`previous`	Name of the previous entry, without the (DNB01) disambiguator. Automatically links to the entry.
`next`	Name of the next entry, without the (DNB01) disambiguator. Automatically links to the entry.
`overprev`	Overwrites the `previous` parameter. Should be in the form: `[[wikilink]]`.
`overnext`	Overwrites the `next` parameter. Should be in the form: `[[wikilink]]`.
`volume`	Two-digit volume number from which the entry is taken, 01 through 03. Leaving this field blank places the entry in the maintenance category DNB no volume.
`contributor`	Name of the contributor, without the Author: prefix. Automatically links to the author's page. Leaving this field blank places the entry in the maintenance category DNB no contributor.
`wikipedia`	Name of the corresponding entry on the English language Wikipedia. Automatically takes its data from Wikidata item and links to the Wikipedia entry where present. Absence of Wikipedia article places the entry in the maintenance category DNB No WP.
`extra_notes`	Further relevant notes.