Biography of S2a3 name at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
The Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science (s2a3) has a biographical database of southern African scientists on its website. This template generates an external link to a specific scientist on that database.
Usage edit
No parameters (uses Wikidata):
{{S2a3 name}}
One parameter:
{{S2a3 name|ID}}{{S2a3 name|id=ID}}
Two parameters:
{{S2a3 name|ID|NAME}}{{S2a3 name|id=ID|name=NAME}}
Instructions edit
- Go to www
.s2a3 .org .za /bio /List _names .php and search for the person you want - Copy the number (Serial) to the left of the person's name
- Add to the external links section the text:
{{S2a3 name|id=#####|name=Name}}- where ##### is the number you've copied, and Name is the person's name
One parameter edit
If only the id parameter is used the name parameter defaults to the name of the page on which the template is placed. Usage:
{{S2a3 name|2497}}{{S2a3 name|id=2497}}
Output:
- Biography of S2a3 name at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
- Biography of S2a3 name at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
Two parameters edit
Usage:
{{S2a3 name|2497|Selmar Schonland}}{{S2a3 name|id=2497|name=Selmar Schonland}}
Output:
- Biography of Selmar Schonland at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
- Biography of Selmar Schonland at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
TemplateData edit
TemplateData for S2a3 name
This template generates an external link to the biographical database of southern African scientists at the Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science (s2a3).
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | id 1 | ID number used in the URL, including any leading zeros. | Number | required |
| Name | name 2 | Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation. | String | optional |