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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography

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    The opening paragraph should usually provide context for that which made the person notable. In most modern-day cases, this will be the country, region, or territory where the person is currently a national or permanent resident; or, if the person is notable mainly for past events, where the person was such when they became notable.

  3. Template:Biography - Wikipedia

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    If the subject married and gave birth, describe the marriage and list their children. Subject's son (birthdate – death) If notable, provide a brief single-line description. Subject's daughter (birthdate – death) If notable, provide a brief single-line description.

  4. List of autobiographies by presidents of the United States

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    The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren: Martin Van Buren: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1920: Posthumously compiled and edited from Van Buren's manuscript materials by John C. Fitzpatrick. Volume II: Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of Rebellion: James Buchanan: D. Appleton and Company: 1866: Link: Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography ...

  5. Memoirs of My Life and Writings - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Boy (autobiography) - Wikipedia

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    Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) is an autobiography written by British writer Roald Dahl. [1] This book describes his life from early childhood until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing children's books as a career.

  7. Alphabiography - Wikipedia

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    An alphabiography is an autobiography, often set as an English studies project for high school or college students, consisting of a set of twenty-six short stories or chapters about the writer's life. [1] Each story or chapter has a title starting with a different letter of the alphabet, for example: "Apple growing", "Baseball", "Cynthia" etc ...

  8. Autobiography - Wikipedia

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    The term "fictional autobiography" signifies novels about a fictional character written as though the character were writing their own autobiography, meaning that the character is the first-person narrator and that the novel addresses both internal and external experiences of the character.

  9. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Lead section

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    Under the main guideline on this, the opening paragraph of a biographical article should neutrally describe the person, provide context, establish notability and explain why the person is notable, and reflect the balance of reliable sources. The first sentence should usually state: Name(s) and title(s), if any (see also WP:NCNOB).

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