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== Parameters == This is an list of commonly-used parameters. For a complete list, see [[Template:Infobox person/doc#Parameters|here]]. ; name : The name under which the academic is best known. This should usually be the same as the article name, and will default to <code><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></code> 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 <code>frameless</code> 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:CREDENTIAL]] and [[MOS:HONORIFIC]] ; honorific_suffix ; native_name : The person's name in their own language, if different. ; native_name_lang :ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. ; birth_name : Name at birth; only use if different from <code>|name=</code> parameter ; birth_date : Date of birth; can be approximate; use {{tl|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]])β treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{tl|birth year and age}} or a similar option ; birth_place : Place of birth ; death_date : Date of death. Can be approximate. Use {{tl|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 ; burial_place : Place of burial (city, administrative region, country). Don't use flag templates, inappropriate linking, redundancy, anachronisms, "country" definitions, etc. See {{para|resting_place}} for non-burials. ; burial_coordinates : Coordinates for place of burial, to accompany {{para|burial_place}}. Use the {{tl|coord}} template. ; resting_place : Location of columbarium, ash-scattering, etc. If no location, leave blank. ; resting_place_coordinates : Coordinates for resting place, to accompany {{para|resting_place}}. Use the {{tl|coord}} template. ; citizenship : Use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] ; other_names : Other notable names for the person, if different from <code>|name=</code> and <code>|birth_name</code>. ; 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 ; partner ; children ; parents ; relatives : Should only be included if the spouse is independently notable or there is discussion in a reliable published source that confirms their name and existence ; 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 === Use as a child template === ; child : For embedding this infobox into another. :{{Infobox person module documentation|Infobox academic}}
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