<person>provides structured biographical and other information about any person referenced in a manuscript description.
Attributes:
rolespecifies the chief role of the person (e.g. as author, scribe, owner etc.)
Datatype: CDATA
Values: a set of keywords to be defined
Default: #IMPLIED
sexspecifies the sex of the person.
Datatype: (m | f | u )
Legal values:
mmale
ffemale
uunknown or inapplicable
Default: "m"
agespecifies the age group to which the participant belongs.
Datatype: CDATA
Values: suggested values are to be supplied
Default: #IMPLIED
Example
  <person id="HOCC01" sex="m" role="scribe">
  <p>Robert Hoccleve, born c.1368 in London, died in 
  Southwick c. 1450. Poet and tragedian, he lived in
  Chester, and was for many years a  Clerk, in the
  office of the Privy Seal</p>
  </person>
Content: May contain a prose description organized as paragraphs, or any sequence of demographic elements in any combination.
Declaration
 (p+ | (persName*, birth?, death?, 
                               (occupation|residence)* ))
See further2.2.4. Names of persons, places, and organizations

Appendix A Reference Documentation for Elements and Classes