Prefer a chonological list over prose, if possible birth / founding education / change in name, purpose, officer, or administration career move / another change in name, purpose, officer, or administration yet another career move / yet another change in name, purpose, officer, or administration Event one in a year Event two in the same year death / dissolution of office or organization

[For people: ]

[Full Name, birthdate-deathdate] was [occupation/s, avocation/s, best-known-for's.  Specific titles, specific offices held, specific locations or bodies where worked].

[Education, if educated outside of Harvard.  If educated at Harvard, "bare bones" relationship with Harvard University, such as year graduated, additional degrees with dates, job titles with dates.]

["Flesh out" career achievements and efforts with descriptions and dates, in chronological order.  Usually begin a new paragraph for each lacuna, separate endeavor, skill, significant achievement, or any bend in the road (a career change, being pulled from research to participate in war effort, a major prize, an insight that causes a change in direction of research, retirement).]

[For corporate bodies:]

[Date of founding, starting, incorporating, by whom, why, events leading up to founding.  Official charge (paraphrased).  Reporting to which other body. ["Flesh out" career achievements and efforts with descriptions and dates, in chronological order. Usually begin a new paragraph for each lacuna, separate endeavor, skill, significant achievement, or any bend in the road (a career change, being pulled from research to participate in war effort, a major prize, an insight that causes a change in direction of research, retirement).]  Names of first elected officers/office holders.]

[Changes in name, reporting structure, changes in mission (including who, why, when).  Changes in external forces prompting it.]

[Date of ceasing to exist.  Why, by whom, when.  Changes in external forces prompting it.]