This subpage contains data about Mathematician data which is used by the Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics to produce tables of mathematicians. Edit this page to add or update the sortable name (sortname), date of birth or death (dates) and field (contribs) of Mathematician data.
- Name: {{{sortname}}}
- Dates: {{{dates}}}
- Contribs: {{{contribs}}}
This template is used in /Data subpages of mathematician talk pages. These store data used by the Mathematics WikiProject to produce sortable tables of mathematicians. The syntax is
- {{Mathematician data|{{{key}}}|name= |dates= |contribs= }}
Usage of /Data subpages edit
- {{Talk:Johannes Kepler/Data|key=sortname}}
- Kepler, Johannes
- {{Talk:Johannes Kepler/Data|key=dates}}
- 1571 – 1630
- {{Talk:Johannes Kepler/Data|key=contribs}}
- Mathematical physics: celestial mechanics
Without any parameter, {{Talk:Johannes Kepler/Data}} produces:
This subpage contains data about Mathematician data which is used by the Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics to produce tables of mathematicians. Edit this page to add or update the sortable name (sortname), date of birth or death (dates) and field (contribs) of Mathematician data.
- Name: Kepler, Johannes
- Dates: 1571 – 1630
- Contribs: Mathematical physics: celestial mechanics
Dates before 1000AD edit
For dates before 1000AD the normal sort order does not work and a sortdates key is used to provide a correct sort order. This is hidden in a <span style="display:none"> tag in the mathematician table.
For BC/BCE dates calculate d = 999 - abs(BCE date) and set sortdates=&d
Hence Aristotle 384 – 322 BCE becomes
{{Mathematician data|{{{key}}}
|dates=384 – 322 BCE
|sortdates=&615
|sortname= Aristotle
|contribs=
}}
Similarly for dates between 1 AD and 999 AD extra 0s need to be added.
For Ptolemy 90 - 168 AD set sortdates=0090
{{Mathematician data|{{{key}}}
|dates=90 - 168
|sortdates=0090
|sortname= Ptolemy
|contribs=
}}