# author

The author of this content or rating. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably.

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [Organization](https://schema.org.ai/Organization) | An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc. |
| [Person](https://schema.org.ai/Person) | A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional). |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) | The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. |
| [Rating](https://schema.org.ai/Rating) | A rating is an evaluation on a numeric scale, such as 1 to 5 stars. |

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