Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography

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For citations from the Dictionary of Australian Biography that are hosted at Gutenberg, see Template:Dictionary of Australian Biography.

This template provides a citation for the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. Almost all parameter names are supported only in lower case (some initialisms, such as |isbn= have upper-case aliases like |ISBN=, which are acceptable for use). Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Unused parameters may be deleted to avoid clutter in the edit window. Some samples on this documentation page may include the current date. If the date is not current, then the page.

Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format

{{cite AuDB |first= |last= |author-link= |title= |volume= |edition= |year= |id2= |access-date= }}

Most commonly used parameters in vertical format

{{cite AuDB | first = | last = | author-link = | title = | volume = | edition = | year = | id2 = | access-date = | ref = }}

Parameters

In August 2011 the ADB website moved and reorganized its structure. New references should use the id2 field instead of the id field. For any fields not listed here, see {{cite encyclopedia}} for documentation.

• id (deprecated): Pre-August 2011 page ID. Extracted from ADB URL: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/########.htm
• id2: New page ID, overrides id. Extracted from ADB URL: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/last-first-####

Examples

Using author-link

• {{cite AuDB |first=Zelman |last=Cowen |author-link=Zelman Cowen |title=Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948) |volume=9 |year=1983 |id2=isaacs-sir-isaac-alfred-6805 |access-date=5 February 2026 |ref=none }}

  Cowen, Zelman (1983). "Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 February 2026 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

Using multiple authors

• {{cite AuDB |first=Marie |last=Cuckson |first2=H. |last2=Reitterer |title=Bodenwieser, Gertrud (1890–1959) |volume=13 |year=1993 |id2=bodenwieser-gertrud-9532 |access-date=5 February 2026 |ref=none }}

  Cuckson, Marie; Reitterer, H. (1993). "Bodenwieser, Gertrud (1890–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 13. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 February 2026 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

Pre-August 2011 format

• {{cite AuDB |first=R. |last=Norris |title=Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919) |year=1981 |id=A080275b |access-date=4 April 2011 |ref=none }}

  Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 April 2011 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

TemplateData

This template provides a citation for the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
last	last	Last name of the entry's author.	String	suggested
first	first	First name(s) of the entry's author.	String	suggested
last2	last2	Last name of the entry's second author.	String	optional
first2	first2	First name(s) of the entry's second author.	String	optional
author-link	author-link authorlink	Name of article on author.	String	suggested
year	year	Year.	Number	suggested
volume	volume	Volume number.	Number	suggested
id2	id2	New page ID, overrides id. Extracted from ADB URL: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/last-first-#### Example isaacs-sir-isaac-alfred-6805	Number	suggested
id	id	Pre-August 2011 page ID. Extracted from ADB URL: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/########.htm	String	deprecated
title	title	Title of entry. Example Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)	String	required
access-date	access-date accessdate	Date entry was accessed. Auto value {{TODAY}}	Date	suggested

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