Verfassername

Verfassername is a label used in German-language publishing and documentation to indicate the author’s name in forms, templates, and metadata. It is not the name of a specific person, but a field designation that signals where to enter the author’s personal name.

In practice, Verfassername appears in bibliographic templates, library catalogs, and content management systems to collect or display author information. The term combines Verfasser (author or creator) with name, clarifying that the field expects a personal name rather than a corporate entity, pseudonym, or initials. In some workflows, Verfassername may also denote the preferred or display name used for attribution, distinct from official or legal names.

Usage and examples: you will encounter Verfassername in drafting templates and data-entry forms intended for publication metadata. It is common in instructional materials as a placeholder, for example: Verfassername: Max Mustermann. When a work is finalized, the placeholder is replaced with the actual author’s full name(s), and other related fields (such as Verfasseror Autorenname or corporate author fields) are populated accordingly.

Relation to other terms: the function of Verfassername aligns with the general metadata concept of creator or author. In standardized schemas, the corresponding element is often called creator or author, with language-specific labels like Autor or Verfasser in German records. See also Verfasser and Autor for related terminology.