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* '''last''': Surname of author. Do not wikilink— use '''authorlink''' instead. Where the surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese) or for corporate authors, simply use '''last''' to include the same format as the source.
* '''last''': Surname of {{{author|author}}}. Do not wikilink— use '''{{{authorlink|authorlink}}}''' instead. Where the surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese) or for corporate {{{author|author}}}s, simply use '''last''' to include the same format as the source.
** '''first''': Given or first names of author, including title(s)— e.g. ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.''. Do not wikilink— use '''authorlink''' instead.
** '''first''': Given or first names of {{{author|author}}}, including title(s)— e.g. ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.''. Do not wikilink— use '''{{{authorlink|authorlink}}}''' instead.
**OR: for multiple authors, use '''first1''', '''last1''' through '''first9''', '''last9''' 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.
**OR: for multiple {{{author|author}}}s, use '''first1''', '''last1''' through '''first9''', '''last9''' for up to nine {{{author|author}}}s. By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last {{{author|author}}}.
:* '''{{{authorlink|authorlink}}}''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author— not the author's website; do not wikilink.
::Aliases: '''last''', '''author'''; '''last1''', '''author1''' through '''last9''', '''author9'''
:*OR: for multiple authors, use '''{{{authorlink|authorlink}}}1''' through '''{{{authorlink|authorlink}}}9'''.
:* '''authorlink''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author— not the author's website; do not wikilink.
:*OR: for multiple authors, use '''authorlink1''' through '''authorlink9'''.
:Aliases: {{{aliases|'''last''', '''author'''; '''last1''', '''author1''' through '''last9''', '''author9'''}}}