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Usage
[edit]Used description = field within the {{author}} template in the Author: ns to identify that the author was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography, either the original volumes or the supplements. It add context relevant information and tracking categories
Basic form
[edit]{{DNB contributor}}
- Notes that the user is contributor
- Adds the categories
{{DNB contributor|A. H. B.}}
This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "A. H. B."
Contributors, 1912 supplement
[edit]- Contributors to biographies in 1912 supplement
- Adds the categories
{{DNB contributor 2ndSupp|A. H. B.}}
This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "A. H. B."
Contributors, 1927 supplement
[edit]- Contributors to biographies in 1927 supplement
- Adds the categories
{{DNB contributor 3rdSupp|F. W. A.}}
This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1927 supplement
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "F. W. A."