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Dates of birth and death
At the start of an article on a person, his or her dates of birth and death are provided. For example: "Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was a British ..."
 * Locations of birth and death are given subsequently rather than being entangled with the dates.
 * When only the years are known: "Socrates (470–399 BC) was ..."
 * For a person still living: "Serena Williams (born September 26 1981) ...", not "... (September 26 1981–) ..."
 * When the date of birth is unknown: "Offa (died 26 July 796) ..."
 * When the date of birth is known only approximately: "Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227) ..."
 * When the dates of both birth and death are known only approximately: "Dionysius Exiguus (c. 470 – c. 540) ..."
 * When the date of death is unknown, but the person is certainly now dead: "Robert Menli Lyon (born 1789, date of death unknown) ..."
 * When only the dates of the person's reign are known, and only approximately: "Rameses III (reigned c. 1180 BCE – c. 1150 BCE) ..."
 * When the person is known to have been alive (flourishing) at certain dates,  is used to link to floruit, in case the meaning is not familiar: "Osmund (fl. 760–72) ..."
 * When the person is known to have been alive as early as about 660, and to have died in 685: "Aethelwalh (fl. c. 660–85) ..."

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