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Men of the Time is a work, written by Thompson Cooper, that was published in multiple editions in the second half of the nineteenth-century.

This template is specifically customised to point to biographies in the eleventh edition that is hosted at Wikisource, s:Men of the Time, eleventh edition, though it will also allow other editions to be cited. It is based on {{Cite encyclopedia}}.

Simple form <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Men of the Time, eleventh edition/" . Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. </syntaxhighlight>	Advanced form <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Cooper, Thompson. Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. `{{cite encyclopedia}}`: Missing or empty `\|title=` (help) </syntaxhighlight>
Example `{{cite Men of the Time \|name= \|pages= }}` `{{cite Men of the Time \|name=Doyle, Henry \|pages=352 }}` Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Doyle, Henry" . Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 352.	Example `{{cite Men of the Time \|name= \|pages= \|edition= \|year= }}` `{{cite Men of the Time \|name=Doyle, Henry \|pages=352 \|edition=Ninth \|year=1872 }}` Cooper, Thompson (1872). "Doyle, Henry". Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 352.

Description of fields

name name of the person/biography
pages or page: These parameters are for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not the total number of pages in the book. "|pages= 5–7" produces "pp. 5–7", while "|page= 5" produces "p. 5". The "pp." notation indicating multiple pages, and "p." notation indicating a single page, are placed automatically when you choose between the plural (pages) or singular (page) form of the parameter. Page ranges should be separated by an unspaced en dash (–).
no-icon=1: removes the lead icon

If not the eleventh edition, then please make sure to add:

edition the alternate edition being cited
year the year of the alternate edition

Simple form <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Men of the Time, eleventh edition/" . Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. </syntaxhighlight>	Advanced form <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Cooper, Thompson. Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. `{{cite encyclopedia}}`: Missing or empty `\|title=` (help) </syntaxhighlight>
Example `{{cite Men of the Time \|name= \|pages= }}` `{{cite Men of the Time \|name=Doyle, Henry \|pages=352 }}` Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Doyle, Henry" . Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 352.	Example `{{cite Men of the Time \|name= \|pages= \|edition= \|year= }}` `{{cite Men of the Time \|name=Doyle, Henry \|pages=352 \|edition=Ninth \|year=1872 }}` Cooper, Thompson (1872). "Doyle, Henry". Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 352.