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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 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.
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.