Template:Cite DAB

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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:

year

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

displays as:

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

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