Template:Infobox academic

C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
	C.S. Lewis aged 50
Born	Clive Staples Lewis; 29 November 1898; Belfast, Ireland
Died	22 November 1963 (aged 64); Oxford, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Novelist, academic, broadcaster
Spouse(s)	Joy Davidman (m. 1956; d. 1960)
Academic background
Alma mater	Oxford University
Academic work
Institutions	Magdalen College, Oxford & Magdalene College, Cambridge
Main interests	Christian apologetics
Notable works	The Chronicles of Narnia ; Mere Christianity; The Allegory of Love; The Screwtape Letters; The Space Trilogy ; Till We Have Faces; Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

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Infobox academic
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{{Infobox academic
| honorific_prefix   = <!-- see [[MOS:HONOURIFIC]] -->
| name               = 
| honorific_suffix   = 
| image              = 
| image_size         = 
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| native_name        = 
| native_name_lang   = 
| birth_name         = <!-- use only if different from full/othernames -->
| birth_date         = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}  -->
| birth_place        = 
| death_date         = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place        = 
| death_cause        = 
| region             = 
| nationality        = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = 
| period             = 
| known_for          = 
| title              = 
| boards             = <!--board or similar positions extraneous to main occupation-->
| spouse             = 
| children           = 
| awards             = <!--notable national level awards only-->
| website            = 
| education          = 
| alma_mater         = <!--will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution-->
| thesis_title       = 
| thesis_url         = 
| thesis_year        = 
| school_tradition   = 
| doctoral_advisor   = 
| academic_advisors  =
| influences         = <!--must be referenced from a third party source-->
| era                = 
| discipline         = <!--major academic discipline – e.g. Physicist, Sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist-->
| sub_discipline     = <!--academic discipline specialist area – e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th Century Danish specialist, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic specialist-->
| workplaces         = <!--full-time positions only, not student positions-->
| doctoral_students  = <!--only those with WP articles-->
| notable_students   = <!--only those with WP articles-->
| main_interests     = 
| notable_works      = 
| notable_ideas      = 
| influenced         = <!--must be referenced from a third party source-->
| signature          = 
| signature_alt      = 
| signature_size     = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

Parameters

name: The name under which the academic is best known. This should usually be the same as the article name, and will default to {{PAGENAME}} if not specified.

image: Image. Use the name of the image file only, i.e. do not include "File:".

image_size: Width of the image. Default is frameless and should not normally need to be specified manually.

alt: Alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT. It should be specified if image is specified.

caption: Caption for image, if necessary; if the image is simply a headshot of the subject, a caption restating the subject's name is unnecessary

honorific_prefix: See MOS:HONOURIFIC

honorific_suffix

native_name: Name of the person in his or her native language, if not English and only if different from the name given in the article title, the lead sentence, and the |name= parameter

native_name_lang: The subject's native language, preferably as evidenced by his/ her publications, if not English

birth_name: Subjects name at birth;only specify if different from the |name= parameter, the |native_name= parameter, the article title, and the article lead sentence

birth_date: Date of birth; can be approximate; use {{birth date}} or related template where possible. For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published (per WP:DOB)— treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age}} or a similar option

birth_place: Place of birth

death_date: Date of death. Can be approximate. Use {{death date and age}} or related template where possible

death_place: Place of death; use city if possible, otherwise use country; do not give coordinates

death_cause: Cause of death, if relevant to article; e.g., accidental radiation poisoning

region: Should match region.

nationality

other_names

occupation: Should match full occupational description of most recent employment

period

known_for

title: Should match full occupational title; e.g., Distinguished professor, Associate professor, etc.

boards: Should be for board or similar positions extraneous to main occupation - not editorial boards in the person's subject

spouse: Should only be included if the spouse is independently notable or there is discussion in a reliable published source that confirms his/ her name and existence

children: See "spouse"

parents: See "spouse"

awards: Should be restricted to only major national-level awards related to academic work

website: Should be only an academic's own collegiate page or personal professional page

education: Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text are subject to removal

alma_mater: Will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution

thesis_title: Should match full thesis title

thesis_url: Should be where the these is available freely; not for commercial advertising usage

thesis_year: Year thesis was completed and registered with corresponding institution

school_tradition

doctoral_advisor: Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted

academic_advisors: Names of any significant educational advisors (other than doctoral advisor)

influences: Should be explained in the main text of the article and have a third party source; those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted

era

discipline: Major academic discipline - e.g. physicist, sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern linguist

sub_discipline: Academic discipline specialist area - e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th Century Danish specialist, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic specialist

workplaces: Should be major academic tenures; do not include student or part-time positions or postdoctoral fellowships

doctoral_students: Only include students who have been supervised at doctoral level by the academic and are notable enough for WP articles. Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted

notable_students: Only those students who have had substantial contact with the academic (such as through a tutorial system or undergraduate/masters thesis supervision) and are notable enough for WP articles. Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted

main_interests: Should be explained in the main text of the article; those that are not mentioned in the main text are subject to deletion

notable_works: Should be explained in the main text of the article; those that are not mentioned in the main text are subject to deletion

notable_ideas: Should be explained in the main text of the article; those that are not mentioned in the main text are subject to deletion

influenced: Should be explained in the main text of the article and have a third party source; those that are not mentioned in the main text are subject to deletion

signature: link to file containing subject's signature, if somehow relevant to the subject's personal history

signature_size

signature_alt

footnotes: For any footnotes needed to clarify entries above; this section is also often used to add additional notable information, typically if the scientist is a relative of another person with a wikipedia article

Example

{{Infobox academic
| name               = C. S. Lewis 
| image              = Example-serious.jpg 
| caption            = C.S. Lewis aged 50
| birth_name         = Clive Staples Lewis 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1898|11|29|df=yes}} <!--For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{tl|birth year and age}} or a similar option.-->
| birth_place        = [[Belfast]], Ireland
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1963|11|22|1898|11|29|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Oxford]], England
| nationality        = British
| occupation         = Novelist, academic, broadcaster
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Joy Davidman]]|1956|1960|reason=died}}
| alma_mater         = Oxford University
| influences         = 
| workplaces         = [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] & [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]]
| main_interests     = [[Christian apologetics]]
| notable_works      = ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' <br />''[[Mere Christianity]]''<br />''[[The Allegory of Love]]''<br />''[[The Screwtape Letters]]''<br />[[The Space Trilogy]] <br /> ''[[Till We Have Faces]]''<br />''[[Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life]]''
| notable_ideas      = 
| influenced         = 
| signature          = 
| signature_size     = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

Microformat

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Sub-templates

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Classes

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given-name
honorific-prefix
honorific-suffix
label
locality
n
nickname
note
org
role
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking categories

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TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox academic

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