Template:Infobox writer/testcases

Test case 1: dummy parameters

This test case also shows how the template handles a missing name parameter.

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Infobox writer/testcases Picture of the day at 100px November 10, 2025 Born Birth name (1950-11-10) November 10, 1950 Birth place Pen name Pseudonym Occupation Occupation Nationality Nationality Period Period Genre Genre Subject Subject Literary movement Movement Years active 1999–present Employer(s) Employer, Other employer Notable works Notable works Notable awards Awards name 2025 For book Spouse Notable spouse Partner Notable partner Children Notable children Relatives Notable relatives Signature Website en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Literature portal

Infobox writer/testcases Picture of the day at 100px November 10, 2025 Born Birth name (1950-11-10) November 10, 1950 Birth place Other names Pseudonym Occupation Occupation Spouse Notable spouse Partner Notable partner Children Notable children Relatives Notable relatives Writing career Period Period Genre Genre Subject Subject Literary movement Movement Years active 1999–present Employer(s) Employer, Other employer Notable works Notable works Notable awards Awards name 2025 For book Website en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Signature

Test case 2: Jan de Hartog

This test case also shows how the template handles a blank name parameter.

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Jan de Hartog Jan de Hartog in 1984 Born Jan de Hartog (1914-04-22)April 22, 1914 Haarlem, Netherlands Died September 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 88) Houston, Texas Pen name "F.R. Eckmar" (used infrequently) Occupation Novelist and Playwright Nationality Dutch Genre Non-fiction, Creative Non-fiction, and Fiction Subject (primarily) Seafaring Stories Notable works Holland's Glorie The Captain The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga The Hospital Notable awards Tony Award 1952 For "The Fourposter" (best play) Nominated for Nobel Prize 1972 For "The Peaceable Kingdom" Knighted year unknown For "Holland's Glorie" Spouse Marjorie de Hartog

Jan de Hartog Jan de Hartog in 1984 Born Jan de Hartog (1914-04-22)April 22, 1914 Haarlem, Netherlands Died September 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 88) Houston, Texas Other names "F.R. Eckmar" (used infrequently) Occupation(s) Novelist and Playwright Spouse Marjorie de Hartog Writing career Genre(s) Non-fiction, Creative Non-fiction, and Fiction Subject (primarily) Seafaring Stories Notable works Holland's Glorie The Captain The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga The Hospital Notable awards Tony Award 1952 For "The Fourposter" (best play) Nominated for Nobel Prize 1972 For "The Peaceable Kingdom" Knighted year unknown For "Holland's Glorie"

Test case 3: JK Rowling

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J. K. Rowling Born Joanne Rowling (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 Yate, South Gloucestershire, England Occupation Novelist Nationality British Notable works Harry Potter series Website www.jkrowling.com	J. K. Rowling Born Joanne Rowling (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 Yate, South Gloucestershire, England Occupation Novelist Writing career Notable works Harry Potter series Website www.jkrowling.com

Test case 4: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Solzhenitsyn in 1974 Native name Александр Исаевич Солженицын Born (1918-12-11)11 December 1918 Kislovodsk, Russian SFSR Died 3 August 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 89) Moscow, Russia Occupation Novelist essayist historian Citizenship Soviet Union (1922–1974) Stateless (1974–1990) Soviet Union (1990–1991) Russia (from 1991) Alma mater Rostov State University Notable works Full list Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature (1970) Templeton Prize (1983) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1998) State Prize of the Russian Federation (2007) International Botev Prize (2008) Order of St. Andrew (refused) Spouses Natalia Alekseyevna Reshetovskaya ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1952)​ ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1972)​ Natalia Dmitrievna Svetlova ​ ​ (m. 1973)​ Children 3, including Ignat Signature Website solzhenitsyn.ru

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Александр Исаевич Солженицын Solzhenitsyn in 1974 Born (1918-12-11)11 December 1918 Kislovodsk, Russian SFSR Died 3 August 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 89) Moscow, Russia Citizenship Soviet Union (1922–1974) Stateless (1974–1990) Soviet Union (1990–1991) Russia (from 1991) Alma mater Rostov State University Occupations Novelist essayist historian Spouses Natalia Alekseyevna Reshetovskaya ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1952)​ ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1972)​ Natalia Dmitrievna Svetlova ​ ​ (m. 1973)​ Children 3, including Ignat Writing career Notable works Full list Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature (1970) Templeton Prize (1983) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1998) State Prize of the Russian Federation (2007) International Botev Prize (2008) Order of St. Andrew (refused) Website solzhenitsyn.ru Signature

Test case 5: signature field

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Trần Quang Đức Trần Quang Đức (centre, raising his hand) at the Thầy Pagoda (September 2014). Native name 陳光德 Born Trần Quang Đức (1985-05-16)16 May 1985 Haiphong, Vietnam Alma mater Vietnam National University Peking University Genre Sinology Notable awards First prize of Chinese Bridge Competition (2004) Seal	Trần Quang Đức 陳光德 Trần Quang Đức (centre, raising his hand) at the Thầy Pagoda (September 2014). Born Trần Quang Đức (1985-05-16)16 May 1985 Haiphong, Vietnam Alma mater Vietnam National University Peking University Writing career Genre Sinology Notable awards First prize of Chinese Bridge Competition (2004) Seal

Test case 6: All params

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{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}|{{{caption}}}]] {{{caption}}} Native name {{{native_name}}} Born {{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}} Died {{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}} Resting place {{{resting_place}}} Pen name {{{pseudonym}}} Occupation {{{occupation}}} Language {{{language}}} Nationality {{{nationality}}} Citizenship {{{citizenship}}} Education {{{education}}} Alma mater {{{alma_mater}}} Period {{{period}}} Genre {{{genre}}} Subject {{{subject}}} Literary movement {{{movement}}} Years active {{{years_active}}} Notable works {{{notableworks}}} Notable awards {{{awards}}} Spouse {{{spouse}}} Partner {{{partner}}} Children {{{children}}} Relatives {{{relatives}}} Signature [[File:{{{signature}}}|frameless|alt={{{signature_alt}}}|upright=0.72|class=skin-invert-image]] {{{module}}} Website {{{website}}} Literature portal

{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}} {{{native_name}}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}} Born {{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}} Died {{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}} Resting place {{{resting_place}}} Other names {{{pseudonym}}} Citizenship {{{citizenship}}} Education {{{education}}} Alma mater {{{alma_mater}}} Occupation {{{occupation}}} Spouse {{{spouse}}} Partner {{{partner}}} Children {{{children}}} Relatives {{{relatives}}} Writing career Language {{{language}}} Period {{{period}}} Genre {{{genre}}} Subject {{{subject}}} Literary movement {{{movement}}} Years active {{{years_active}}} Notable works {{{notableworks}}} Notable awards {{{awards}}} {{{module}}} Website {{{website}}} Signature [[File:{{{signature}}}|150px|alt={{{signature_alt}}}|class=infobox-signature skin-invert]]

Test case 7: Embed=yes test case

Testing auto short description with embed=yes

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The Right Honourable The Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare Archer at Hatchards London in 2024 Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office 27 July 1992 – 4 July 2024 Life peerage Member of Parliament for Louth (Lincolnshire) In office 4 December 1969 – 20 September 1974 Preceded by Cyril Osborne Succeeded by Michael Brotherton Personal details Born Jeffrey Howard Archer 15 April 1940 (1940-04-15) (age 85) London, England Writing career Picture of the day at 100px November 10, 2025 Born Birth name (2000-11-10) November 10, 2000 Birth place Pen name Pseudonym Occupation Occupation Nationality Nationality Period Period Genre Genre Subject Subject Literary movement Movement Notable works Notable works Notable awards Awards name 2025 For book Spouse Notable spouse Partner Notable partner Children Notable children Relatives Notable relatives Signature Website en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Literature portal

The Right Honourable The Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare Archer at Hatchards London in 2024 Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office 27 July 1992 – 4 July 2024 Life peerage Member of Parliament for Louth (Lincolnshire) In office 4 December 1969 – 20 September 1974 Preceded by Cyril Osborne Succeeded by Michael Brotherton Personal details Born Jeffrey Howard Archer 15 April 1940 (1940-04-15) (age 85) London, England Writing career Picture of the day at 100px November 10, 2025 Born Birth name (2000-11-10) November 10, 2000 Birth place Other names Pseudonym Occupation Occupation Spouse Notable spouse Partner Notable partner Children Notable children Relatives Notable relatives Period Period Genre Genre Subject Subject Literary movement Movement Notable works Notable works Notable awards Awards name 2025 For book Website en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Signature