Purpose

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This template facilitates the citation of articles from the American National Biography in the manner of {{Cite encyclopedia}}.

{{Cite ANB}} may be used as a short name.

Usage

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{{Cite ANB|title=ANB article name}}

Full list of implemented parameters:

  • Filled out by this template (but may be overridden):
    • |year=1999 (|date= will override this)
    • |encyclopedia=[[American National Biography]]
    • |location=New York
    • |publisher=Oxford University Press
  • Article titles and identifiers
    • |title=<name of the ANB article>
    • |id=<number> – This is nonstandard and consists of the "article number" (the last set of digits of an ANB doi or biography URL); creates an internal doi if |doi= not present
      • In the following examples, the bold portion is the ID (1201523).
        • https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1201523
        • https://doi.org/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1201523
    • |doi=<doi> – Can be used instead of the parameter |id=
    • |url=<URL of the ANB article> – Can be used with or in place of the parameters |id= or |doi=
  • Some articles are freely available to the public, such as Shirley Chisholm. In those cases, you can add the freearticle parameter.
    • |freearticle=y (or omit)
    • {{cite ANB |id=0700831 |title=Chisholm, Shirley |first=Edward L. |last=Lach Jr. |freearticle=y}}
      • Lach Jr., Edward L. (1999). "Chisholm, Shirley". American National Biography (online ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700831.

See the documentation at {{Cite encyclopedia}} for an explanation of other parameters.

Examples

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{{Cite ANB|title=Jacobi, Abraham}}

displays as:

"Jacobi, Abraham". American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press. 1999.

and (parameter order does not matter)

{{Cite ANB |title=Jacobi, Abraham |volume=11 |pages=782-784 |year=2000 |first=Fred |last=Flintstone}}

displays as:

Flintstone, Fred (2000). "Jacobi, Abraham". American National Biography. Vol. 11. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 782–784.