diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/authors.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/authors.sgml
index d19333d281de..e8ace65217ae 100644
--- a/share/doc/handbook/authors.sgml
+++ b/share/doc/handbook/authors.sgml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ and double quotes.
   <tt><htmlurl url='mailto:handy@sxt4.physics.montana.edu'
   name='&lt;handy@sxt4.physics.montana.edu&gt;'></tt>">
 
+<!ENTITY a.briansomers "Brian Somers
+  <tt><htmlurl url='mailto:brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk'
+  name='&lt;brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk&gt;'></tt>">
+
 <!ENTITY a.cawimm "Charles A. Wimmer
   <tt><htmlurl url='mailto:cawimm@FreeBSD.ORG' 
   name='&lt;cawimm@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;'></tt>">
diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/contrib.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/contrib.sgml
index 73f5a3af6510..26d051529e45 100644
--- a/share/doc/handbook/contrib.sgml
+++ b/share/doc/handbook/contrib.sgml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ groups of people:
         <item>&a.swallace;
         <item>&a.nate;
         <item>&a.jmz; 
+        <item>&a.brian; 
       </itemize>
 
   <sect><heading>The FreeBSD Documentation Project<label id="contrib:doc">