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* <b id="csdoc_author">last</b>: Surname of a single author. Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. For corporate authors or authors for whom only one name is listed by the source, use '''last''' or one of its aliases (e.g. {{para|author|Bono}}). Aliases: '''surname''', '''author''', '''last1''', '''surname1''', '''author1'''{{#if:{{{aliases|}}}|, {{{aliases}}}}}.
** '''author''': this parameter is used to hold the complete name of a single author (first and last) or to hold the name of a corporate author. This parameter should never hold the names of more than one author. Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead.
** '''first''': Given or first names of author; for example: ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Firstname M., Sr.'' Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. Aliases: '''given''', '''first1''', '''given1'''. Requires '''last'''; first name will not display if '''last''' is empty.
** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last<var>n</var>''', '''first<var>n</var>''', where ''n'' is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each '''first<var>n</var>''' requires a corresponding '''last<var>n</var>''', but not the other way around). {{Crossref|See the [[#csdoc_display|'''display''']] parameters to change how many authors are displayed.}} Aliases: '''surname1''', '''given1''' through '''surname<var>n</var>''', '''given<var>n</var>''', or '''author1''' through '''author<var>n</var>'''. For an individual author plus an institutional author, you can use {{para|first1|...}}{{para|last1|...}}{{para|author2|...}}.