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** '''first''': Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.'' Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. Aliases: '''first1'''. Requires '''last'''; first name will not display if '''last''' is empty.
** '''first''': Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.'' Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. Aliases: '''first1'''. Requires '''last'''; first name will not display if '''last''' is empty.
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** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last<var>n</var>''', '''first<var>n</var>''' where ''n'' is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each '''first<var>n</var>''' requires a corresponding '''last<var>n</var>'''). By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author. See the [[#csdoc_title|display]] parameters to change. Aliases: '''author1''' through '''author<var>n</var>'''.
** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last<var>n</var>''', '''first<var>n</var>''' where ''n'' is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each '''first<var>n</var>''' requires a corresponding '''last<var>n</var>'''). See the [[#csdoc_title|display]] parameters to change how many authors are displayed. Aliases: '''author1''' through '''author<var>n</var>'''.
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** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last9''', '''first9''' for up to nine authors. By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author. See the [[#csdoc_title|display]] parameters to change. Aliases: '''author1''' through '''author9'''.}}
** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last9''', '''first9''' for up to nine authors. By default, if nine authors are defined, only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author. See the [[#csdoc_display|display]] parameters to change how many authors are displayed. Aliases: '''author1''' through '''author9'''.}}
:* '''author-link''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: '''authorlink1''', '''authorlink''', '''author1-link''', '''author1link'''.
:* '''author-link''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: '''authorlink1''', '''authorlink''', '''author1-link''', '''author1link'''.
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