<prefix> Prefix

Honorifics or other qualifiers that usually precede a person’s name (for example, Professor, Rev., President, Senator, Dr., Sir, The Honorable).
Attributes

Base Attributes

Models and Context
May be contained in
Description
Text, numbers, or special characters, zero or more
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  prefix       (#PCDATA %prefix-elements;)*                 >
Expanded Content Model

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Tagged Samples
Author honorific
...
<contrib-group>
 <contrib contrib-type="author">
  <name name-style="western">
   <surname>McCrohan</surname>
   <given-names>John</given-names>
   <prefix>Capt.</prefix>
  </name>
  <aff>Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and 
   Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20857</aff>
 </contrib>
</contrib-group>
...
Author member of Congress
...
<contrib-group>
 <contrib contrib-type="author">
  <name name-style="western">
   <surname>Foster</surname>
   <given-names>Bill</given-names>
   <prefix>Rep.</prefix>
  </name>
  <role>(IL-14)</role>
 </contrib>
</contrib-group>
...
Author doctor
...
<contrib-group>
 <contrib contrib-type="author">
  <name name-style="western">
   <surname>Nüsslin</surname>
   <given-names>Fridtjof</given-names>
   <prefix>Dr.</prefix>
  </name>
  <aff>Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radiologische Onkologie,
   <institution>Technische Universität München</institution>, 
   Munich, Germany (Tel: 49-89-41404517, E-mail:
   <ext-link ext-link-type="email" xlink:href="mailto:nuesslin@lrz.tum.de">
   nuesslin@lrz.tum.de</ext-link>)</aff>
 </contrib>
</contrib-group>
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