BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ELEMENTS

 

1.0 Identification area
  1.1 Name
   

name of person, variant names, maiden names, pseudonym, descriptive, translations, tranliterations, surname, forename, signature

  1.2 Identifiers
   

things that uniquely identify a person [but is not a name]--social security number, military number, voiceprint, fingerprint

2.0 Personal characteristics area
  2.1 Physical attributes
   

gender, height, weight, handedness

  2.2 Skills
   

language

3.0 Cultural classifications area
  3.1 Cultural classifications
   

ethnicity, racial group, religion, sexual orientatin, citizenship, nationality, social class, economic level, beliefs, self-classifications such as philosophical, attitudinal

4.0 Relationships
  4.1 Personal relationships
   

marriage, conjugal relationships, mentors, familial

  4.2 Organizational relationships
   

political, professional, military, etc

5.0 Scope of Activity area
  5.1 Roles
   

vocations, professions, avocations, callings, careers, pursuits; needs to include discipline, sphere of activity

  5.2 Activities
   

actions undertaken

  5.3 Works
   

products, outcomes, creative works

6.0 Life Events area
  6.1 Life events
   

trials, imprisonment, birth, death, graduation, confirmation, baptism, participation in a battle, residence in particular locations,type of information that would be identified in a chronology

7.0  External documentation
8.0 Synthesis and Commentary