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Purpose

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

Usage

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

Full list of implemented parameters:

Filled out by this template:
|encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Biography
|location=New York
|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons
|year=1928-1990 — but it may be overwritten by providing a different year value
Others
|first=
|last=
|author=
|authorlink=
|title=
|url=
|volume=
|pages=
|page=
|ref=


See the documentation at {{Cite encyclopedia}} for an explanation of what these parameters do.

Examples

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Minimal

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{{Cite DAB|title=Kapp, Friedrich}}

displays as:

"Kapp, Friedrich". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1928–1990.

year

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{{Cite DAB|title=Kapp, Friedrich|year=1933}}

displays as:

"Kapp, Friedrich". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1933.

Hidden categories

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This template places articles into a hidden category with sub-categories to aid maintenance: