Template:Dictionary of Australian Biography/doc

For citation from the Australian Dictionary of Biography, see Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography.

This is a template for citations from the Dictionary of Australian Biography that are hosted at Gutenberg; it uses {{Cite encyclopedia}} to do the formatting.

Usage

{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
 |first=firstname
 |last=lastname
 |shortlink = xxxx.html#yyyy
 |access-date=6 August 2026
}}

The |shortlink= argument should be determined by copying the link location component from the dictionary's index.

Example for the link https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1

{{Dictionary of Australian Biography
 |first=Andrew Barton "Banjo"
 |last=Paterson
 |shortlink=0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1
 |access-date=6 August 2026
}}

produces: Serle, Percival (1949). "Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo"". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

See also

• Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography for links to https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography