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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography

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    The simplest example is someone who continued to reside in their country of origin: Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 [O.S. October 22] – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman; The second example is someone who emigrated as a child and continued to identify as a citizen of their adopted country:

  3. Template:Biography - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia is not a soapbox for individuals to espouse their views. However, views held by politicians, writers, and others may be summarized in their biography only to the extent those views are covered by reliable sources that are independent of the control of the politician, writer, etc.

  4. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Lead section

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    For example, Van Cliburn's first sentence links to Cold War because his fame came partly from his Tchaikovsky Competition victory being used as a Cold War symbol. The first sentence of a page about someone who rose to fame in the 1950s for reasons unrelated to the Cold War should not mention the Cold War at all, even though the Cold War is part ...

  5. Template:Biography/doc - Wikipedia

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    The following is a sample layout for biographical articles. ... Template:Bio Setup This page was last edited on 10 August 2024, at 13:42 (UTC). ...

  6. Biography - Wikipedia

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    One significant secular example of a biography from this period is the life of Charlemagne by his courtier Einhard. In Medieval Western India , there was a Sanskrit Jain literary genre of writing semi-historical biographical narratives about the lives of famous persons called Prabandhas .

  7. William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

  8. Friedrich Nietzsche - Wikipedia

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    (For example, Elisabeth removed aphorism 35 of The Antichrist, where Nietzsche rewrote a passage of the Bible.) Indeed, Mazzino Montinari , the editor of Nietzsche's Nachlass , called it a forgery. [ 94 ] [ incomplete short citation ] Yet, the endeavour to rescue Nietzsche's reputation by discrediting The Will to Power often leads to scepticism ...

  9. Portal:Biography - Wikipedia

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    A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life.It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.