Template:Infobox academic/doc

{{{honorific_prefix}}}

{{{name}}}

{{{honorific_suffix}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]]
{{{caption}}}
Native name
{{{native_name}}}
Born
{{{birth_name}}}

{{{birth_date}}}
{{{birth_place}}}
Died{{{death_date}}}
{{{death_place}}}
Cause of death{{{death_cause}}}
Nationality{{{nationality}}}
Other names{{{other_names}}}
Occupation{{{occupation}}}
Years active{{{period}}}
Known for{{{known_for}}}
Title{{{title}}}
Spouse(s){{{spouse}}}
Children{{{children}}}
Awards{{{awards}}}
Academic background
Education{{{education}}}
Alma mater{{{alma_mater}}}
Thesis[{{{thesis_url}}} {{{thesis_title}}}({{{thesis_year}}})
Doctoral advisor{{{doctoral_advisor}}}
Influences{{{influences}}}
Academic work
Era{{{era}}}
Discipline{{{discipline}}}
Sub-discipline{{{sub_discipline}}}
School or tradition{{{school_tradition}}}
Institutions{{{workplaces}}}
Doctoral students{{{doctoral_students}}}
Notable students{{{notable_students}}}
Main interests{{{main_interests}}}
Notable works{{{notable_works}}}
Notable ideas{{{notable_ideas}}}
Influenced{{{influenced}}}
Website{{{website}}}
Signature
[[File:{{{signature}}}|{{{signature_alt}}}|alt={{{signature_size}}}]]
Notes
{{{footnotes}}}

To use the template, copy the wikitext below, and paste it in the top section of the article’s main page. If the article is not divided into sections, it should be placed on top. Then, fill out the data fields. You can omit any unused fields.

Blank template

{{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

C. S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis aged 50
Born
Clive Staples Lewis

(1898-11-29)29 November 1898
Belfast, Ireland
Died22 November 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 64)
Oxford, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationNovelist, academic, broadcaster
Spouse(s)Joy Davidman (m. 1956; d. 1960)
Academic background
Alma materOxford University
Academic work
InstitutionsMagdalen College, Oxford & Magdalene College, Cambridge
Main interestsChristian apologetics
Notable worksThe 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
{{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

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • bday
  • birthplace
  • category
  • country-name
  • deathdate
  • deathplace
  • extended-address
  • family-name
  • fn (required)
  • 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

See also

TemplateData

TemplateData
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TemplateData for Infobox academic

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   "params": {
       "honorific_prefix": {
           "aliases": [
               "honorific prefix"
           ],
           "label": "Honorific prefix",
           "description": "To appear on the line above the person's name"
       },
       "name": {
           "label": "Name",
           "description": "The name under which the academic is best known. This should usually be the same as the article name, and will default to Infobox academic/doc if not specified."
       },
       "honorific_suffix": {
           "aliases": [
               "honorific suffix"
           ],
           "label": "Honorific suffix",
           "description": "To appear on the line below the person's name"
       },
       "native_name": {},
       "fullname": {},
       "native_name_lang": {},
       "image": {
           "label": "Image",
           "description": "Use the name of the image file only, i.e. do not include \"File:\"."
       },
       "image_name": {},
       "image_size": {
           "label": "Image size",
           "description": "Width of the image. Default is frameless and should not normally need to be specified manually."
       },
       "imagesize": {},
       "alt": {},
       "caption": {},
       "birth_name": {
           "aliases": [
               "birth name"
           ],
           "label": "Birth name",
           "description": "The birth name of the academic. Only specify if different from name."
       },
       "birth_date": {
           "aliases": [
               "birth date"
           ],
           "label": "Birth date",
           "description": "Date of birth. Can be approximate. Use ({{{year}}}-Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".-{{{day}}})Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". or related template where possible. 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 {{{1}}} (age Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".)Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". or a similar option."
       },
       "birth_place": {
           "aliases": [
               "birth place"
           ],
           "label": "Place of birth"
       },
       "death_date": {
           "aliases": [
               "death date"
           ],
           "label": "Death date",
           "description": "Date of death. Can be approximate. Use Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., {{{1}}}({{{1}}}-Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".-{{{3}}}) (aged Template:Age in years)Expression error: Unexpected > operator. or related template where possible."
       },
       "death_place": {
           "aliases": [
               "death place"
           ],
           "label": "Death place",
           "description": "Place of death"
       },
       "death_cause": {},
       "region": {},
       "residence": {},
       "nationality": {},
       "othernames": {},
       "other_names": {},
       "occupation": {
           "label": "Occupation",
           "description": "Should match full occupational description."
       },
       "titles": {
           "label": "Titles",
           "description": "Should match full occupational title."
       },
       "period": {},
       "known_for": {},
       "title": {},
       "boards": {},
       "religion": {},
       "denomination": {},
       "spouse": {},
       "children": {},
       "awards": {},
       "signature": {},
       "signature_size": {},
       "signature alt": {},
       "signature_alt": {},
       "education": {
           "label": "Education",
           "description": "Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted."
       },
       "alma_mater": {
           "aliases": [
               "alma mater"
           ],
           "label": "Alma mater",
           "description": "Will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution."
       },
       "thesis_title": {},
       "thesis_url": {},
       "thesis_year": {},
       "school_tradition": {},
       "doctoral_advisor": {},
       "influences": {},
       "era": {},
       "discipline": {
           "label": "Discipline",
           "description": "Major academic discipline - e.g. Physicist, Sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist."
       },
       "sub_discipline": {
           "label": "Sub-discipline",
           "description": "Academic discipline specialist area - e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th Century Danish specialist, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic specialist."
       },
       "workplaces": {
           "aliases": [
               "work_institutions",
               "work institutions",
               "work_institution",
               "work institution"
           ],
           "label": "Workplace",
           "description": "Should be major academic tenures, not student or part0-time positions or postdoctoral fellowships"
       },
       "doctoral_students": {},
       "notable_students": {
           "aliases": [
               "notable students"
           ],
           "label": "Notable students",
           "description": "Only those 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": {},
       "notable_works": {
           "aliases": [
               "notable works",
               "notableworks"
           ],
           "label": "Notable works",
           "description": "Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted."
       },
       "notable_ideas": {},
       "influenced": {},
       "principal_ideas": {},
       "website": {},
       "footnotes": {}
   },
   "description": "An infobox for articles about academics"

} </templatedata>