Administrative and Biographical History <bioghist>

Status

Recommended

Description

To provide information about the creator(s) of the unit of description to place the materials in context. Include significant information about the life and work of an individual or family, or the origin, administrative history and processes of a corporate body.

Source / Rules

Local

Format

No requirements

Collection/Component level

Recommended at collection level. May be used at component level if the information is specific to the component being described.

Tips/Recommendations

  • Bear in mind the relevance of the text to the actual content of the collection itself, particularly if the collection only covers one facet of an institution or individual's existence, where a long account of the entire subject would misdirect users' expectations of the material, especially if they have been brought to the finding aid by the using Hub's full-text search

  • The text should be appropriate for the context of remote searching via the Web

  • Special characters such as " & and £ must be marked up. The template includes a character keyboard to help you with this (access this on the right-click menu)

 

Examples

Input text: William Erasmus Darwin (1839-1914) was born on 27 December 1839, the son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He was educated at Rugby before entering Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1858 (B.A., 1862; M.A., 1889), and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1861.

EAD encoding: <bioghist> <p>William Erasmus Darwin (1839-1914) was born on 27 December 1839, the son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He was educated at Rugby before entering Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1858 (B.A., 1862; M.A., 1889), and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1861. </p></bioghist>

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Administrative/Biographical History

William Erasmus Darwin (1839-1914) was born on 27 December 1839, the son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He was educated at Rugby before entering Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1858 (B.A., 1862; M.A., 1889), and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1861.


Input text:James Watson Munro was born in Perth, Scotland, 1888; educated at the High School, Dundee, and Edinburgh University, graduating in Agriculture, 1910, Forestry, 1911; ... Publications: <title>Insects &amp; Industry</title> (London, 1929); ...

EAD encoding: <bioghist><p>James Watson Munro was born in Perth, Scotland, 1888; educated at the High School, Dundee, and Edinburgh University, graduating in Agriculture, 1910, Forestry, 1911; ... Publications: <title>Insects &amp; Industry</title> (London, 1929); ...</p></bioghist>

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Administrative/Biographical History

James Watson Munro was born in Perth, Scotland, 1888; educated at the High School, Dundee, and Edinburgh University, graduating in Agriculture, 1910, Forestry, 1911; … Publications: Insects & Industry (London, 1929);

 

Input text: Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was born near Oslo, Norway into a prosperous shipbuilding family. Amundsen was inspired to become a polar explorer by travel books on the Arctic and by the exploits of his countryman Fridtjof Nansen. Amundsen spent two years as a medical student at Oslo University before he went to sea in a sealer to East Greenland, obtaining his mate's certificate in 1895. He joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899 (de Gerlache de Gomery) as first mate of Belgica. The ship was beset by pack ice and drifted south of Peter I&#xD8;y for 12 months, becoming the first exploring vessel to winter south of the Antarctic Circle. A comprehensive scientific programme was undertaken and detailed collections were made.

EAD encoding: <bioghist><p>Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was born near Oslo, Norway into a prosperous shipbuilding family. Amundsen was inspired to become a polar explorer by travel books on the Arctic and by the exploits of his countryman Fridtjof Nansen. </p><p>Amundsen spent two years as a medical student at Oslo University before he went to sea in a sealer to East Greenland, obtaining his mate's certificate in 1895. He joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899 (de Gerlache de Gomery) as first mate of Belgica. The ship was beset by pack ice and drifted south of Peter I &#xD8;y for 12 months, becoming the first exploring vessel to winter south of the Antarctic Circle. A comprehensive scientific programme was undertaken and detailed collections were made.</p></bioghist>

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Administrative/Biographical History

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was born near Oslo, Norway into a prosperous shipbuilding family. Amundsen was inspired to become a polar explorer by travel books on the Arctic and by the exploits of his countryman Fridtjof Nansen. Amundsen spent two years as a medical student at Oslo University before he went to sea in a sealer to East Greenland, obtaining his mate's certificate in 1895. He joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899 (de Gerlache de Gomery) as first mate of Belgica. The ship was beset by pack ice and drifted south of Peter I Øy for 12 months, becoming the first exploring vessel to winter south of the Antarctic Circle. A comprehensive scientific programme was undertaken and detailed collections were made.

Further Information

ISAD(G) 3.2.2 Administrative / Biographical History

EAD Tag Library: <bioghist>