Biographical article structure

Articles about individuals have unique subheadings.

Example article: Wilhelm Roentgen

Introduction

• name of individual in bold
  • 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 Roentgen or C Thurstan Holland in 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. Benjamin “Benny” Felson
• years of birth and death, but not precise dates, not emboldened
  • e.g. Benjamin “Benny” Felson (1913-1988)
  • not 21st October 1913 - 22nd October 1988
  • 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 be presented in chronological order.

Early life

 not;Not limited to, butmay include:

• full name at birth
• precise date and place of birth
• education
  • undergraduate and medical school
  • radiology residency/registrarship
  • fellowship
• specialist and academic appointments
• notable publications/books
• appointments 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

notNot limited to, but may include:

• 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

Legacy

aA 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 obituaries written about their life and legacy
  • Radiology and AJR regularly publish obituaries
• try to avoid referencing whonamedit.com or similar websites, many of the articles are unreferenced
  • 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