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This template provides a citation for the Australian Dictionary of Biography [1]

In August 2011 the ADB moved and reorganized the online dictionary. New references should use the id2 field in preference to the id field.

Usage

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography 
  |last= "author last name" 
  |first= "author first name" 
  |authorlink= "author article (optional)" 
  |year= "publish year" 
  |id= "(old format - pre Aug 2011) htm page from http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/ (without .htm)" 
  |id2="(Preferred - Aug 2011, overrides id) Page at ADB excluding leading http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/"
  |title= "ADB article title" 
  |accessdate= 28 March 2026
 }}

Examples

An example of the original pre–August 2011 style

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography
 |last=Norris
 |first= R.
 |year=1981
 |id=A080275b
 |title= Deakin, Alfred (1856 - 1919)
 |accessdate=16 September 2007
 }}

resulting in:

Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856 - 1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 16 September 2007 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.


An example of the new post–August 2011 style with an authorlink

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography 
 | last = Cowen 
 | first = Zelman 
 | authorlink = Zelman Cowen 
 | year = 1983 
 | id2= isaacs-sir-isaac-alfred-6805
 | title= Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)  
 | accessdate= 21 November 2011
 }}

resulting in:

Cowen, Zelman (1983). "Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 November 2011 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

See also