Template:Persondata

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Description

This metadata template provides for automatic data gathering and cataloging. It should be added to biographical articles (only). It must not be added to non-biographical articles, even if an article describes events related to a single individual. See Wikipedia:Persondata for the detailed documentation.

Usage

{{Persondata         <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] -->
| NAME              = 
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = 
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = 
| DATE OF BIRTH     = 
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = 
| DATE OF DEATH     = 
| PLACE OF DEATH    = 
}}

Example

{{Persondata         <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] -->
| NAME              = Magellan, Ferdinand
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Magalhães, Fernão de (Portuguese); Magallanes, Fernando de (Spanish)
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Sea explorer
| DATE OF BIRTH     = Spring 1480
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Sabrosa]], [[Portugal]]
| DATE OF DEATH     = April 27, 1521
| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Mactan Island]], [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]]
}}