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{{Creator}} creates an infobox to be customized on Creator: namespace pages and used on File and Category namespace pages.

This template will categorize into Category:Creator templates.

This template will categorize categories transcluding it and matching "Homecat" field into Category:Creator template home categories.

This template will categorize some creator infobox pages it into sub-categories of Category:Creator template maintenance.

Copy and paste section

When creating a new Creator page copy, paste and fill the text below into your new page:

{{Creator
 | Name              = Name Surname
 | Alternative names = 
 | Description       = <!-- {{NationAndOccupation|m|xx|xxxx}} -->
 | Birthdate         = 
 | Birthloc          = 
 | Deathdate         = 
 | Deathloc          = 
 | Workperiod        = 
 | Workloc           = 
 | Image             =
 | Sortkey           = Surname, Name 
 | Homecat           = Name Surname
 | Option            = {{{Option|}} <!-- Do not modify -->
}}

As an alternative to copying and pasting, you may use the following box :

Below are some suggestions on how to fill the parameters. In general keep it short and use language independent terms if possible. Avoid translating of names and places and use links to Wikipedia or a gallery which will have translations or interwiki links to articles in other languages.

Usage

{{Creator
 |Name =
 |Alternative names =
 |Sortkey =
 |Birthdate =
 |Deathdate =
 |Birthloc =
 |Deathloc =
 |Workperiod =
 |Workloc =
 |Image =
 |Homecat =
 |Description =
 |Option =
}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
Name	Name of the creator in the Name Surname format (most of the time it should be the same as page name). Provide single most commonly used version of the name in English literature. Could use English Wikipedia as a guide to choose it. Template automatically tries to add links to Commons gallery if possible. If no gallery with that name exist try linking to one of Wikipedias if possible. Avoid using Language templates in this section. Use of {{LangSwitch}} is also possible and encouraged for names where original name did not use Latin alphabet. In case of the names like "Name Surname the Elder" or "Name Surname the Younger" use {{Name}} template with elder/younger options.		empty	required
Alternative names	All other variants of the name, pseudonyms, etc. Language variation could be added here too if the name in native language differs from English version. Do not use it to provide interwiki links - place them in a gallery linked from Name or on a Wikipedia page. Use template {{Name}} to indicate that name is a birth, legal or pseudonym.		empty	optional
Sortkey	Name of the creator in Surname, Name format to be used for sorting creator templates. This parameter will be used only for sorting and is not going to be displayed.		empty	required
Birthdate	Date of birth: Date in ISO 8601 format "YYYY-MM-DD", or "YYYY-MM", or "YYYY", e.g. "2006-01-15" for "15 January 2006". This allows automatic localisation of the displayed date, and also display of the lifespan period after the name. In case the date is not known precisely please use {{Other date}} or {{Lifetime date}} templates. Do not use Language templates in this section, like {{en|2006-01-15}}. For authors living in countries using Julian calendar, like 19th century Russian artists, please consider using dates in "{{other date|Julian|1863-02-17|1863-03-01}}" format to distinguish between dates in Julian and Gregorian calendar.		empty	optional
Deathdate	Date of death. See Birthdate for details. One can use CanScan2 to find all the files using creator templates of authors who died less than 70 years ago and incorrectly using {{PD-old}} license.		empty	optional
Birthloc	Birth location: usually a city name with a link to the location's page: Template automatically places location inside {{city|city-name}} template which works as a lookup table connecting multiple spellings of cities to autotranslated city templates, its own translations or to the Commons galleries. If no suitable links are found than string is unchanged. One can use one of autotranslated city templates (see Category:Multilingual tags: Locations). Those templates show the city name in the language of the viewer and provide links to the wikipedia pages in that language. One can also use direct links to a gallery or Wikipedia article Use {{RelativeLocation}} for relative locations, like "A near B". Avoid using Language templates, like {{de|Paris}}, or {{LangSwitch}} template.		empty	optional
Deathloc	Death location. See Birthloc for datails.		empty	optional
Workperiod	Time period when the creator was active.		empty	optional
Workloc	Location(s) where the creator was active. See Birthloc for datails.		empty	optional
Image	Image of the creator. Self-portraits are preferable. One can use CatScan2 to find all the creator templates without images used within files which are in the Category:Self-portraits.		empty	optional
Homecat	Creator template home category - used to categorize the creator page without categorizing images using it. Creator pages should be categorized only using Homecat parameter only. Please do not add categories like [[Category:Name Surname]] since those would be added to all the files and categories using the template.		empty	required
Description	Short description of the person. For example: {{NationAndOccupation|m|GB|painter}} would give "British painter" and: {{NationAndOccupation|f|IT|photographer}} would give "Italian photographer".		empty	optional
Option	Variable to be passed from creator page. Option equal "workshop of", "school of", "circle of", "Attributed to", "After", "formerly attributed to" and "follower of" will add those phrases to the author's name in current language.		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Creator namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

See also

• Help:Creator
• {{No creator infobox}}
• MediaWiki:Editnotice-100 - Preloaded text which will show up above edit window while editing pages in Creator: namespace.

Localization

English

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Creator/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.

Translation

To create a new language version of this template, create a new subpage of Template:Creator, cut and paste code below and translate terms on the right side of the equal signs which are not in {{{}}} parenthesis.

{{Creator/layout
| Name = {{{Name}}}
| Alternative names label = Alternative names
| Alternative names = {{{Alternative names|}}}
| Description label = Description
| Description = {{{Description|}}}
| Birth and deathdate label = Date of birth/death
| Birthdate = {{{Birthdate|}}}
| Deathdate = {{{Deathdate|}}}
| Birth and deathloc label = Location of birth/death
| Birthloc = {{{Birthloc|}}}
| Deathloc = {{{Deathloc|}}}
| Workperiod label = Work period
| Workperiod = {{{Workperiod|}}}
| Workloc label = Work location
| Workloc = {{{Workloc|}}}
| Image = {{{Image|}}}
| lang = {{subst:SUBPAGENAME}}
}}<noinclude>
{{translated tag|infobox}}
</noinclude>

Examples

Creator:Paul Cézanne, rendered as

Paul Cézanne  (1839–1906)
	Description	French painter, printmaker, lithographer and drawer
	Date of birth/death	19 January 1839	22 October 1906
	Location of birth/death	Aix-en-Provence	Aix-en-Provence
	Work location	Paris, Auvers-sur-Oise, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille
	Authority file	: Q35548 VIAF: 39374836 ISNI: 0000000121287379 ULAN: 500004793 LCCN: n79055446 NLA: 35026986 MusicBrainz: ec490268-e77e-43c1-ab0a-1ed1d82c36ac WGA: c/cezanne Open Library: OL61814A DBNL: ceza001 GND: 118519964 SELIBR: 217692 SUDOC: 026775093 BNF: 118958019 NDL: 00435613 BIBSYS: 90822843 NKC: jn19990001386 SBN: CFIV087652 BNE: XX1116852 CiNii: DA01367984 NLP: a0000001178596 KulturNav: 59a933a1-e73d-4a2d-874e-a452cdb44a1e RKD: 16206 J9U: 987007260011905171 Koninklijke: 069282927 Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural: pessoa11627/paul-cezanne NLK: KAC199638795 WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q35548

has source code:

{{Creator
 | Description       = {{NationAndOccupation|m|FR|painter}}
 | Sortkey           = Cezanne, Paul
 | Name              = [[Paul Cézanne]]
 | Alternative names = 
 | Birthdate         = 1839-01-19
 | Birthloc          = [[Aix-en-Provence]]
 | Deathdate         = 1906-10-23
 | Deathloc          = [[Aix-en-Provence]]
 | Workperiod        = 
 | Workloc           = {{Paris}}, [[Auvers-sur-Oise]], [[Aix-en-Provence]], {{city|Marseille}}
 | Image             = Paul Cézanne 160.jpg
 | Homecat           = Paul Cézanne
}}

Creator:Viktor Vasnetsov, rendered as

Viktor Vasnetsov  (1848–1926)
	Alternative names	English: Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov Deutsch: Wiktor Michailowitsch Wasnezow Русский: Виктор Михайлович Васнецов
	Description	Russian-Soviet painter, architect and postage stamp designer
	Date of birth/death	15 May 1848 (3 May 1848 in Julian calendar)	23 June 1926
	Location of birth/death	Lop’jal in Vyatka Governorate	Moscow
	Work location	Moscow, Kyiv
	Authority file	: Q204138 VIAF: 302789 ISNI: 0000000109469284 ULAN: 500005685 LCCN: n88081971 MusicBrainz: e97443f0-88b3-4a4d-b406-e2a0ace55f49 Open Library: OL4773704A GND: 118629344 SELIBR: 272486 SUDOC: 058940898 BNF: 15086892n NKC: jx20060509005 RSL: 000080975 NLP: a0000001885473 RKD: 79498 J9U: 987007447756505171 Koninklijke: 168671824 WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q204138

has source code:

{{Creator
 | Image = Wiktor Michajlowitsch Wassnezow 003.jpg
 | Sortkey = Vasnetsov, Viktor
 | Name = {{LangSwitch <!-- Need LangSwitch to show the name in the local language -->
   |de=[[:de:Wiktor Michailowitsch Wasnezow|Wiktor Michailowitsch Wasnezow]]
   |fr=[[:fr:Viktor Vasnetsov|Viktor Vasnetsov]]
   |mk=[[:mk:Виктор Михајлович Васнецов|Виктор Михајлович Васнецов]]
   |pt=[[:pt:Viktor Vasnetsov|Viktor Vasnetsov]]
   |ru=[[:ru:Васнецов, Виктор Михайлович|Виктор Михайлович Васнецов]]
   |uk=[[:uk:Васнецов Віктор Михайлович|Віктор Михайлович Васнецов]]
   |en=[[:en:Viktor Vasnetsov|Viktor Vasnetsov]]
   }} (1848-1926) <!-- Need to add lifetime period by hand -->
 | Alternative names = {{ru|Виктор Михайлович Васнецов}}{{de|Wiktor Michajlowitsch Wassnezow}}{{en|Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov}} <!-- Few major name variant shown -->
 | Description = {{NationAndOccupation|m|RU|painter}}
 | Birthdate = {{other date|Julian|1848-05-15|1848-05-03}} <!-- Date using two calendars -->
 | Birthloc = {{RelativeLocation|{{LangSwitch|en=Lop’jal|mk=Лопјал|ru=Лопьял}}|in|{{city|Vyatka Province}}}}
 | Deathdate = 1926-06-23
 | Deathloc = {{city|Moscow}}
 | Workperiod = 
 | Workloc = {{city|Moscow}}, {{city|Kiev}}
 | Homecat = Wiktor Michajlowitsch Wassnezow
}}

Note that a wrong date format can give strange results at the top:

{{Creator
 | Description       = {{NationAndOccupation|m|FR|painter}}
 | Sortkey           = Cezanne, Paul
 | Name              = [[Paul Cézanne]]
 | Alternative names = 
 | Birthdate         = 1839+01+19
 | Birthloc          = [[Aix-en-Provence]]
 | Deathdate         = 1906+10+23
 | Deathloc          = [[Aix-en-Provence]]
 | Workperiod        = 
 | Workloc           = {{Paris}}, [[Auvers-sur-Oise]], [[Aix-en-Provence]], {{city|Marseille}}
 | Image             = Paul Cézanne 160.jpg
 | Homecat           = Paul Cézanne
}}

gives

Paul Cézanne
	Description	French painter
	Date of birth/death	1839+01+19	1906+10+23
	Location of birth/death	Aix-en-Provence	Aix-en-Provence
	Work location	Paris, Auvers-sur-Oise, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille