Editing Template:Infobox scientist/doc (section)

===Guidelines===
Note: "Lists" in the following are usually suitable for presentation using {{tl|ublist}} (unbulleted list, one item per line) or {{tl|hlist}} (horizontal list, item by item with linewrap).
; name          : This is the name that scientist was usually known by. Do not put the full expanded name here.
; image         : This is the portrait or photo of the scientist. If there is a choice between good images, chose the one from a period where the scientist's work flourished. Avoid photos where the scientist was a child or very elderly, unless there is nothing else available, or the scientist is still alive and elderly.
; image_size    : This should normally be left at the default image size which will let users change the size to their own preference.
; alt           : This should describe only the visual appearance of the image, for visually-impaired readers. It should not repeat the caption. See [[WP:ALT]].
; caption       : The caption should contain the full expanded name of the scientist, year or birth and death, if available, and any relevant details about the photo or portrait.
; birth_name    : Birth name of scientist. Use only if different from name in header. This parameter will be displayed in the "born" field, before birth date and birthplace.
; birth_date    : Birth date of scientist. Use the full formatting that computes the scientist's age.
; birth_place   : Birthplace of scientist. Put town/city followed by country.
; death_date    : Death date of scientist. Use the full formatting that computes the scientists age.
; death_place   : Death place of scientist. Put town/city followed by country. Note: this is the place where the person died, which might be different from burial place.
; resting_place : Where the scientist was buried, or their ashes scattered
; resting_place_coordinates: WGS84 coordinates for {{para||resting_place}}. Only use if known precisely (i.e. do not give generic coordinates for the cemetery). Use {{Tl|Coord}}. 
; pronounce     : How to say a person's name generally written in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]
; siglum        : Siglum, monogram, shortcut, if relevant.
; citizenship   : List countries only. Use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]].
; fields        : List the scientist's principal field or fields of work as described in the article, e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Molecular biology, Electronic engineering etc. Avoid using occupations, e.g., Physicist, Zoologist, Surgeon, Inventor. 
; workplaces    : List the key work places, universities, companies, organizations etc., at which the scientist worked. Include places where the scientist was officially appointed with a payroll. Exclude minor places at which the scientist performed collaborative visits, or had adjunct appointments.
; patrons       : List notable benefactors who financially supported the scientist's education or research.
; alma_mater    : List the universities where the scientist obtained all their degrees from. In anomalous cases where a degree was carried out remotely or in a different university to the university that administered the degree, insert the administering university. The main article can then discuss the specific situation.
; thesis_title  : (or ''thesis1_title'' and ''thesis2_title'')&nbsp; If the scientist obtained a [[doctorate]] or doctorates, insert the thesis/theses titles, otherwise leave blank.
; thesis_url    : (or ''thesis1_url'' and ''thesis2_url'')&nbsp; A link or links to e.g. abstract/s of the scientist's thesis/theses at a university library, or their homepage, etc.
; thesis_year   : (or ''thesis1_year'' and ''thesis2_year'')&nbsp; The year/s in which the scientist's thesis/theses were published.
; doctoral_advisor  : (or ''doctoral_advisors'')&nbsp; If the scientist obtained a doctorate, insert their doctoral advisor or advisors, otherwise leave blank.
; academic_advisors : Insert names of significant academic teachers other than the doctoral advisor: e.g. Master's advisor, postdoctoral supervisor, significant undergraduate mentor/teacher etc. In Cambridge, before 1919, there was no doctorate and so you can insert the relevant Cambridge tutor.
; doctoral_students : Insert names of doctoral students supervised by the scientist. If a student does not have a wiki article, then comment the name out. It can be reinstated once such an article appears. The idea is to list only those students who are significant enough to warrant their own article.
; notable_students  : Insert names of any notable non-doctoral students taught or supervised by the scientist. These can be undergraduates, postdocs, masters students etc. If a student does not have a wiki article, then comment the name out.
; known_for     : Insert the key topics/areas for which the scientist is notable, e.g. "discovering the electron". In the case of prolific scientists, preferably list the discoveries named after the scientist, e.g. "Maxwell's equations". In the case where a scientist is so prolific that a whole wiki article listing the discoveries exists, insert a link to that page under the label (in italics) "''see list''" (i.e. {{mono|100%|<nowiki>''[[(link)|see list]]''</nowiki>}}).
; author_abbrev_bot : If a scientist is the author of a botanical species, insert their [[Author citation (botany)|botanical author abbreviation]] here. Otherwise leave blank.
; author_abbrev_zoo : If a scientist is the author of a zoological species, insert their [[Author citation (zoology)|zoological author abbreviation]] here. Otherwise leave blank.
; spouse        : (or ''spouses'')&nbsp; Name/s of{{\}}link/s to the scientist's spouse/s.
; partner       : (or ''partners'')&nbsp; Name/s of{{\}}link/s to the scientist's partner/s.
; awards        : List major awards. Put year of award in brackets after name of award. Insert a line break after each award. Avoid awards that are not significant enough to withstand their own wiki article description.
; signature     : Filename of an image of the scientist's handwritten signature (if available).
; signature_type: Change '''Signature''' label to for example '''Seal'''.
; signature_alt : Alt text for the signature. Typically this is just the text of the signature (e.g. "Is. Newton" for [[:File:Isaac Newton signature.svg]]).
; website       : Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under <nowiki>==External links==</nowiki> in the body of the article. Use {{tl|URL}} as <nowiki>{{URL|www.example.com}}</nowiki>.
; footnotes     : For any footnotes needed to clarify entries above. This section is also often used to add extra notable items, typically, if the scientist is a relative of another person with a wiki article.

; Common errors to avoid
:* Always copy and paste the infobox template from here, not another article, in order to guarantee the full correct version.
:* If a field does not apply, leave it blank. Do not delete it. This is because is acts as a place-holder and future editors may find a field applies after all. You may put a comment in the blank field that it is not applicable if you are sure of this.