Template:Cite DAB/doc

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

Purpose

This template facilitates the citation of articles from the Dictionary of American Biography in the manner of {{Cite encyclopedia}}.

Usage

{{Cite DAB|title=DAB article name}}

Full list of implemented parameters:

Filled out by this template:

|encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Biography
|location=New York
|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons
|year=1928-1990 — but it may be overwritten by providing a different year value

Others

|first=
|last=
|author=
|authorlink=

|title=
|url=

|volume=
|pages=
|page=
|ref=

See the documentation at {{Cite encyclopedia}} for an explanation of what these parameters do.

Examples

Minimal

{{Cite DAB|title=Kapp, Friedrich}}

displays as:

"Kapp, Friedrich". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1928–1990.

year

{{Cite DAB|title=Kapp, Friedrich|year=1933}}

displays as:

"Kapp, Friedrich". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1933.

Hidden categories

This template places articles into a hidden category with sub-categories to aid maintenance:

Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Dictionary of American Biography