Usage

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Minimum:

  • {{DNBfirst|wstitle=}}

Common:

  • {{DNBfirst|last=|first=|wstitle=|volume=|page=|pages=|display=}}

Parameter description:

  • wstitle or title. Required.
    • wstitle: DNB article name on Wikisource or
    • title: DNB article name (can be coupled with url=)
  • last: Surname of author.
  • first: Firstname(s) of author.
  • volume: Volume in which the entry appears. Used to generate the year and editor information.
  • page or pages: First page and optional last page: e.g. 5–7.
  • ref: defaults to none
  • mode: defaults to cs1 ({{cite book}} style), but can be set to cs2 ({{citation}} style) — effects element separator etc.

Two none standard parameters:

  • display=text — It will display the text on the wikipedia page masking the content of the wstitle= parameter.
  • short=x — to reduce what is displayed.

For a full list of parameters see Template:DNB Cite/doc

See also

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