diff --git a/lib/template.html b/lib/template.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1c9f3ea..3885dd9
--- a/lib/template.html
+++ b/lib/template.html
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@
 
 {% assign seo_author = page.author | default: page.authors[0] | default: site.author %}
 {% if seo_author %}
+  {% if seo_author.name %}
+    {% assign seo_author_name = seo_author.name %}
+  {% else %}
+    {% if site.data.authors and site.data.authors[seo_author] %}
+      {% assign seo_author_name = site.data.authors[seo_author].name %}
+    {% else %}
+      {% assign seo_author_name = seo_author  %}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endif %}
   {% if seo_author.twitter %}
     {% assign seo_author_twitter = seo_author.twitter %}
   {% else %}
@@ -104,6 +113,10 @@
   <meta property="og:title" content="{{ seo_page_title }}" />
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if seo_author_name %}
+  <meta name="author" content="{{ seo_author_name }}" />
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if seo_description %}
   <meta name="description" content="{{ seo_description }}" />
   <meta property="og:description" content="{{ seo_description }}" />