C.1.5 Element author

C.1.5.1 Description

An author/editor of the current document.

C.1.5.2 Parents

authorlist, editors, otherauthors

C.1.5.3 Content

( #pcdata )

author
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C.1.5.4 Attribute author/email

An email address for the author.

• Default: #implied
• Type: cdata

C.1.5.5 Attribute author/webpage

A home page for the author, which might contain further contact details.

• Default: #implied
• Type: cdata

C.1.5.6 Attribute author/affiliation

The `home institution' of an author, such as `Starlink, University of Glasgow'.

• Default: #implied
• Type: cdata

C.1.5.7 Attribute author/id

An ID which may be used to refer to the author from within a history element, for example.

• Default: #required
• Type: id

C.1.5.8 Attribute author/role

The role this individual has played in the maintenance of this document, if it's different from the straightforward `author'. For example, this might be `maintainer', `original version', and so on.

• Default: #implied
• Type: cdata