User:Zeeshaan Chunawala/sandbox

Biography Article Summary:

The first section of a biography should consist of the Lead which contains the birth/death date along with the reason for writing the article (notability of the person). Everything mentioned in the Lead section should be elaborated upon in the body of the page. The early life section should be brief and describe things that are pertinent to understanding the development of the person into the notable figure that they become. The career section is the body of the page and allows for the most independence in terms of organization, but should follow general chronology. The legacy section (assuming the person is deceased) should describe the lasting impact that they have on society today. Lastly, the end of the article should list notable pieces of work (publications, books, etc), but does not need to be exhaustive, merely representative of their scientific contributions. The tone in writing a biography is incredibly important--statements should be impersonal and encyclopedic in nature. Controversies should be avoided unless they are corroborated by multiple sources. Lastly, all sources should be relied upon somewhat equally, and no one source should dominate the content of the entire article. If one source happens to be comprehensive, one should try and find other sources that corroborate details present in this source before placing such information on Wikipedia.