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Meanings of first author in English

First named author(s) of a publication who provided the greatest contribution; not relevant for alphabetical listings.

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Usage of first author in English
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I am sure you will be the first author of the age.
Marriage
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But the merit of such performances begins and ends with the first author.
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
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Each of us-letus acknowledge it-isthe first author of his own vice.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01: Basil to Calvin
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Of course, Knausgaard is by no means the first author to stir this controversy.
The Guardian
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The secondary sort order within a group with the same first author is PMID.
Pubmed
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Swift is the first author quoted for the pronunciation balcony.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Dr Rachel Edgar is the first author on the study.
Radio NZ
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For punishment is referred to God as its first author.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
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Crichton is not the first author to make fictional voodoo dolls of his adversaries.
The Guardian
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This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
Pubmed
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But in sciences of conceit the first author goeth furthest and time leeseth and corrupteth.
Valerius Terminus: Of the Interpretation of Nature
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The first author to mention it is David ben Tammum (ab.
Josephus
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And chronologically he is the civilized world's first author.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
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The normative data are available in an electronic format by e-mail request to the first author.
Pubmed
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The first author wrote a page of the history and two lines on the second page.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island; Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
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The first author screened all titles and abstracts and a second author screened 20%.
Pubmed
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