Take the tour ×  I have an author called Jörg Geißler, whom I
want to include in my BibTeX database.  I tried to use
Gei\ssler, J\"{o}rg  but this doesn't work correctly. I can't
generate the PDF anymore. How do I type in the name correctly?
share|improve this question Did you try having
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} and then simple write the name Jörg
Geißler? –  Dror Aug 23 '11 at 13:18 @Dror this isn't a good
idea, since bibtex doesn't deal with UTF8. In the same way that
you put \"{o} you should put {\ss}. (Otherwise how does TeX know
whether the macro is \ss or ssler?) –  Alan Munn Aug 23 '11 at
13:21 Yes. Then the ß works but the ö is causing problem. – 
RoflcoptrException Aug 23 '11 at 13:26 Alan Munn thanks, this is
the solution –  RoflcoptrException Aug 23 '11 at 13:27 In
general, you shouldn't use an acute accent ´ as an apostrophe,
but an actual apostrophe '. Assuming you have a German keyboard,
press [Shift]+[#]. Wrong: doesn´t or doesn`t. Right: doesn't.
This applies to German and English apostro