Template:Eminent Scotsmen

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Usage

This template acts to provide the header template and <Pages> transclusion.

There are prescribed defaults

• title = A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen
• section = name of article

Mandatory fields

• volume
• from
• to

Optional fields

• as described in Template:Header
• where article has no lead or end section utilise empty fromsection = or tosection =

{{Eminent Scotsmen
 | previous   = 
 | next       = 
 | volume     = 
 | from       = 
 | to         = 
 | notes      = 
 | wikipedia  = 
}}

From "Abercromby, John," in A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, (ed.) by Thomas Thomson, Glasgow: Blackie and Son (1857, 2nd edition) in 9 vols.

{{Eminent Scotsmen
 | previous   = Abercromby, The Honourable Alexander
 | next       = Abercromby, Patrick
 | volume     = 1
 | from       = 32
 | to         = 32
 | notes      = 
 | wikipedia  = John Abercrombie (horticulturist)
 | related_author = John Abercrombie (1726-1806)
}}

See also

• Template based upon Module:Collective work header and can take additional parameters

header and transclusion template for work "Eminent Scotsmen"

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
previous article	previous	previous article	String	suggested
next article	next	next article	String	suggested
volume	volume	volume number of work Example 1	Number	required
wikipedia	wikipedia	link to wikipedia article	String	suggested
commons	commons	link to commons gallery	String	optional
commonscat	commonscat	link to commons category	String	optional
wikiquote	wikiquote	link to wikiquote	String	optional
wikispecies	wikispecies	link to species	String	optional
portal	portal	portal	String	optional
related_author	related_author	related_author	String	optional
notes	notes	notes	String	optional
from	from	first page number of article Example 32	Number	required
to	to	last page number of article Example 33	Number	required
fromsection	fromsection	blank to override application of auto value Auto value {{SUBPAGENAME}}	String	optional
tosection	tosection	blank to override application of auto value Auto value {{SUBPAGENAME}}	String	optional

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