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The following is a sample layout for biographical articles. ... Do not edit this template page directly if you just ... Template:WikiProject Biography for talk page ...
Six attempts at an autobiography have survived, conventionally identified by the letters A to F: [7] A: The Memoirs of the life of Edward Gibbon with various observations and excursions by himself (1788–1789). 40 quarto pages (6 missing). B: My own Life (1788–1789). 72 quarto pages. Describes the first 27 years of his life.
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Sketchbook and pencil. "Sketchbook of English Landscape and Coastal Scenery," by the artist William Trost Richards, at the Brooklyn Museum. A sketchbook is a book or pad with blank pages for sketching and is frequently used by artists for drawing or painting as a part of their creative process. Some also use sketchbooks as a sort of blueprint ...
The lead section should summarise with due weight the life and works of the person. When writing about controversies in the lead section of a biography, relevant material should neither be suppressed nor allowed to overwhelm: always pay scrupulous attention to reliable sources, and make sure the lead correctly reflects the entirety of the article.
To indicate that an article is an autobiography, i.e. a biography of a living person written by its own subject (or someone closely connected to them). Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Area affected 1 The part of the article that is an autobiography. Suggested values section subsection article Example section String optional Talk page section talk 2 The section of the ...
An infobox for articles about people Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Honorific prefix honorific_prefix honorific-prefix honorific prefix pre-nominals Honorific prefix(es), to appear on the line above the person's name Unknown optional Name name Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide ...