Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
<author> ~ <name> MelbournePhilosopher </name> </author>
Current draft specification: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-format-05.txt
atom:author element is defined on page 20
atom:author uses the Person Construct. So have a look at Section 3.2 "Person Constructs" page 9.