Biographical article structure
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Biographical article structure
Articles about individuals have unique subheadings.
Example article: Wilhelm Roentgen
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Introduction
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name of individual inbold-
use their first name and last name e.g.Robert Smith -
only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g.Sebastian Gilbert Scott -
otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section-
Wilhelm C RoentgenorC Thurstan Hollandin the introduction -
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Hollandin the Early Life section
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if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names-
e.g.Robert “Bobby” Smith
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years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened-
e.g.Robert “Bobby” Smith (1900-1990) -
not 1stApril 1900 – 3rdMay 1990 precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article
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summarise their main achievements in a few lines
It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.
Early life
may include:
full name at birthprecise date and place of birth-
educationundergraduate and medical schoolradiology residency/registrarshipfellowship
specialist and academic appointmentsnotable publications/booksappointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’
describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT
Later life
may include:
· specialist and academic appointments
· notable publications/books
· appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
· awards and prizes
· personal relationships – marriage/children
· precise date +/- place of death
Legacy
· a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.
· development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,
Also see
· related articles
References
· please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.
· many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed articles written about their life and legacy
o try Pubmed and Google Scholar for starters
· try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced.
o they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources
Images
Photograph of the individual
Introduction
-
name of individual inbold-
use their first name and last name e.g.Robert Smith -
only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g.Sebastian Gilbert Scott -
otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section-
Wilhelm C RoentgenorC Thurstan Hollandin the introduction -
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Hollandin the Early Life section
-
-
if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names-
e.g.Robert “Bobby” Smith
-
-
-
years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened-
e.g.Robert “Bobby” Smith (1900-1990) -
not 1stApril 1900 – 3rdMay 1990 precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article
-
summarise their main achievements in a few lines
It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.
Early life
may include:
full name at birthprecise date and place of birth-
educationundergraduate and medical schoolradiology residency/registrarshipfellowship
specialist and academic appointmentsnotable publications/booksappointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’
describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT
Later life
may include:
· specialist and academic appointments
· notable publications/books
· appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
· awards and prizes
· personal relationships – marriage/children
· precise date +/- place of death
Legacy
· a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.
· development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,
Also see
· related articles
References
· please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.
· many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed articles written about their life and legacy
o try Pubmed and Google Scholar for starters
· try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced.
o they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources
Images
Photograph of the individual
Biographical article structureLater life
Articles about individuals have unique subheadings.
Example articlenot limited to, but may include:Wilhelm Roentgen
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- awards and prizes
- specialist and academic appointments
- notable publications/books
- appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
- personal relationships – marriage/children
- precise date +/- place of death
IntroductionLegacy
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namea bulleted list of
individual inbold-
use their first name and last name e.g.Robert Smith -
only use additional names in the introduction ifwhat they arefamiliarly known by that additional name e.g.Sebastian Gilbert Scott -
otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section-
Wilhelm C Roentgenprimarily remembered for-
development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or
C Thurstan Hollandin the introduction -
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Hollandin the Early Life section
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development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or
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if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names-
e.g.Robert “Bobby” Smithsociety
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years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened-
e.g.Robert “Bobby” Smith (1900-1990) -
not 1stApril 1900 – 3rdMay 1990 precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article
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summarise their main achievements in a few lines
It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.Early lifeAlso seemay include:-
full name at birth- related articles
precise date and place of birth-
educationundergraduate and medical schoolradiology residency/registrarshipfellowship
specialist and academic appointmentsnotable publications/booksappointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships
Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’Referencesdescribes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT
Later lifemay include:·specialist and academic appointments·notable publications/books·appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships·awards and prizes·personal relationships – marriage/children·precise date +/- place of deathLegacy·a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.·development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,Also see·related articlesReferences·please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.· - many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed
articlesobituaries written about their life and legacyotry Pubmed - try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced
.o- they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources
ImagesPhotograph of the individual
- they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources
Images
- photograph of the individual, see adding an image to an article
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- +<li>name of individual in <strong>bold</strong><ul>
- +<li>use their first name and last name e.g.<strong> <strong>Robert Smith</strong></strong>
- +</li>
- +<li>only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g. <strong><strong>Sebastian Gilbert Scott</strong></strong>
- +</li>
- +<li>otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section<ul>
- +<li>
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- +<li>Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Holland<strong> </strong>in the Early Life section</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names<ul><li>e.g. <strong>Benjamin “Benny” Felson</strong>
- +</li></ul>
- +</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened<ul>
- +<li>e.g. <strong>Benjamin “Benny” Felson (</strong>1913-1988)</li>
- +<li>not 21st October 1913 - 22nd October 1988</li>
- +<li>precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>summarise their main achievements in a few lines</li>
- +</ul><p>It is intended that the remainder of the article be presented in chronological order.</p><h4><strong>Early life</strong></h4><p> not limited to, but<strong> </strong>may include:</p><ul>
- +<li>full name at birth</li>
- +<li>precise date and place of birth</li>
- +<li>education<ul>
- +<li>undergraduate and medical school</li>
- +<li>radiology residency/registrarship</li>
- +<li>fellowship</li>
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- +<li>specialist and academic appointments</li>
- +<li>notable publications/books</li>
- +<li>appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships</li>
- +</ul><h4><strong>Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’</strong></h4><ul>
- +<li>describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.</li>
- +<li>e.g. for <a href="/articles/godfrey-hounsfield">Godfrey Hounsfield</a>, the development of CT</li>
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- +<li>specialist and academic appointments</li>
- +<li>notable publications/books</li>
- +<li>appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships</li>
- +<li>personal relationships – marriage/children</li>
- +<li>precise date +/- place of death</li>
- +</ul><h4><strong>Legacy</strong></h4><p>a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for</p><ul><li>development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society</li></ul><h4><strong>Also see</strong></h4><ul><li>related articles</li></ul><h4><strong>References</strong></h4><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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- +<li>please review our general guide to using <a href="/articles/references-1">references</a> on Radiopaedia</li>
- +<li>many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed obituaries written about their life and legacy<ul><li>
- +<a href="/articles/radiology-journal">Radiology</a> and <a href="/articles/american-journal-of-roentgenology">AJR</a> regularly publish obituaries</li></ul>
-<li>only use additional names in the introduction if they are familiarly known by that additional name e.g. <strong><strong>Sebastian Gilbert Scott</strong></strong>- +<li>try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced<ul><li>they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources</li></ul>
-<li>otherwise any additional names should be included as initials in the introduction and expanded in the early life section<ul>-<li>-<strong>Wilhelm C Roentgen</strong> or <strong>C Thurstan Holland </strong>in the introduction</li>-<li>Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen or Charles Thurstan Holland<strong> </strong>in the Early Life section</li>-</ul>-</li>-<li>if their familiar name differs from their formal name then provide the familiar form in quotes between the first and last names<ul><li>e.g. <strong>Robert “Bobby” Smith</strong>-</li></ul>-</li>-</ul>-</li>-<li>years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened<ul>-<li>e.g. <strong>Robert “Bobby” Smith (</strong>1900-1990)</li>-<li>not 1<sup>st</sup> April 1900 – 3<sup>rd</sup> May 1990</li>-<li>precise dates may be provided in the main text of the article</li>-</ul>-</li>-<li>summarise their main achievements in a few lines</li>-</ul><p>It is intended that the remainder of the article is presented in chronological order.</p><h4><strong>Early life</strong></h4><p><strong> </strong>may include:</p><ul>-<li>full name at birth</li>-<li>precise date and place of birth</li>-<li>education<ul>-<li>undergraduate and medical school</li>-<li>radiology residency/registrarship</li>-<li>fellowship</li>-</ul>-</li>-<li>specialist and academic appointments</li>-<li>notable publications/books</li>-<li>appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships</li>-</ul><h4><strong>Development/invention/discovery of ‘x’</strong></h4><ul>-<li>describes in detail the background to their inventions, discoveries, developments, description of signs etc.</li>-<li>e.g. for Godfrey Hounsfield, the development of CT</li>-</ul><p><strong>Later life</strong></p><p> </p><p>may include:</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->specialist and academic appointments</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->notable publications/books</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->appointments e.g. President of specialist societies, Colleges, editorships</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->awards and prizes</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->personal relationships – marriage/children</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->precise date +/- place of death</p><p> </p><p><strong>Legacy</strong></p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->a bulleted list of what they are primarily remembered for.</p><p> </p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->development of a modality, radiographic signs, founding of a journal or society,</p><p> </p><p><strong>Also see</strong></p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->related articles</p><p> </p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p> </p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->please review our general guide to using references on Radiopaedia.</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->many pioneers in radiology and related fields have had peer-reviewed articles written about their life and legacy</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->o <!--[endif]-->try Pubmed and Google Scholar for starters</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced. </p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->o <!--[endif]-->they can be good starting points if you want a brief overview of their life before one looks for primary sources</p><p> </p><p><strong>Images</strong></p><p> </p><p>Photograph of the individual </p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>- +</ul><p><!--EndFragment--></p><h4><strong>Images</strong></h4><ul><li>photograph of the individual, see <a href="/articles/adding-an-image-to-an-article-1">adding an image to an article</a>
- +</li></ul><p><!--EndFragment--></p>
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