Template:Infobox academic

Infobox academic

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{{Infobox academic}} may be used to summarize information about a person who is or has been a member of an academic institution working on research-related endeavors, broadly construed.

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

{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}}
{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Citizenship	{{{citizenship}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
Years active	{{{period}}}
Known for	{{{known_for}}}
Title	{{{title}}}
Board member of	{{{boards}}}
Spouse	{{{spouse}}}
Partner	{{{partner}}}
Children	{{{children}}}
Parent	{{{parents}}}
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Academic background
Education	{{{education}}}
Alma mater	{{{alma_mater}}}
Thesis	[{{{thesis_url}}} {{{thesis_title}}}] ({{{thesis_year}}})
Doctoral advisor	{{{doctoral_advisor}}}
Other advisor	{{{academic_advisors}}}
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_size}}}|alt={{{signature_alt}}}|class=infobox-signature skin-invert]]
Notes
{{{footnotes}}}

{{Infobox academic
| honorific_prefix   = <!-- see [[MOS:CREDENTIAL]] and [[MOS:HONORIFIC]] -->
| 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        = 
| citizenship        = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = 
| period             = 
| known_for          = 
| title              = 
| boards             = <!--board or similar positions extraneous to main occupation-->
| spouse             = 
| partner            = 
| children           = 
| parents            = 
| relatives          = 
| 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. Physics, sociology, New Testament studies, Ancient Near Eastern linguistics-->
| sub_discipline     = <!--academic discipline specialist area – e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th-century Danish studies, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic studies-->
| workplaces         = <!--full-time positions only, not student positions-->
| doctoral_students  = <!--only those with WP articles-->
| notable_students   = 
| main_interests     = 
| notable_works      = 
| notable_ideas      = 
| influenced         = <!--must be referenced from a third-party source-->
| signature          = 
| signature_alt      = 
| signature_size     = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

{{Infobox academic
| honorific_prefix   = 
| name               = 
| honorific_suffix   = 
| image              = 
| image_size         = 
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| native_name        = 
| native_name_lang   = 
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        = 
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| death_cause        = 
| citizenship        = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = 
| period             = 
| known_for          = 
| title              = 
| boards             = 
| spouse             = 
| partner            = 
| children           = 
| parents            = 
| relatives          = 
| awards             = 
| website            = 
| education          = 
| alma_mater         = 
| thesis_title       = 
| thesis_url         = 
| thesis_year        = 
| school_tradition   = 
| doctoral_advisor   = 
| academic_advisors  = 
| influences         = 
| era                = 
| discipline         = 
| sub_discipline     = 
| workplaces         = 
| doctoral_students  = 
| notable_students   = 
| main_interests     = 
| notable_works      = 
| notable_ideas      = 
| influenced         = 
| signature          = 
| signature_alt      = 
| signature_size     = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

Parameters

This is an list of commonly-used parameters. For a complete list, see 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 {{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: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 |name= parameter

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

burial_place

Place of burial (city, administrative region, country). Don't use flag templates, inappropriate linking, redundancy, anachronisms, "country" definitions, etc. See |resting_place= for non-burials.

burial_coordinates

Coordinates for place of burial, to accompany |burial_place=. Use the {{coord}} template.

resting_place

Location of columbarium, ash-scattering, etc. If no location, leave blank.

resting_place_coordinates

Coordinates for resting place, to accompany |resting_place=. Use the {{coord}} template.

citizenship

Use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT

other_names

Other notable names for the person, if different from |name= and |birth_name.

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.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{EMBEDDED TEMPLATE NAME | child=yes <!-- or embed=yes or subbox=yes -->
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Example

C. S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis aged 50
Born	Clive Staples Lewis #REDIRECT साँचा:जन्म तिथि Belfast, Ireland
Died	22 November 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 64) Oxford, England
Occupations	Novelist, academic, broadcaster
Spouse	Joy Davidman ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 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

{{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
| occupation         = Novelist, academic, broadcaster
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Joy Davidman]]|1956|1960|reason=died}}
| alma_mater         = Oxford University
| influences         = 
| workplaces         = [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]<br />[[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

• Category:Pages using infobox academic with unknown parameters (3)
• Category:Pages using infobox academic with conflicting parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox academic with deprecated parameters (6)
• Category:Pages using embedded infobox academic (0)
• Category:No local image but image on Wikidata (3) – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or |nocat_wdimage=yes to the infobox.

See also

• {{Infobox person}}
• Category:Templates calling Infobox academic (0)

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox academic in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox academic

An infobox for articles about academics

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Honorific prefix	honorific_prefix honorific prefix	To appear on the line above the person's name	Unknown	optional
Name	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.	Unknown	suggested
Honorific suffix	honorific_suffix honorific suffix	To appear on the line below the person's name	Unknown	optional
Native name	native_name	no description	Unknown	optional
Native name language	native_name_lang	e.g. fr, de, ru	Unknown	optional
Image	image	Use the name of the image file only, i.e. do not include "File:".	File	suggested
Image name	image_name	no description	Unknown	optional
Image upright	image_upright	More accessible scaling factor, preferred over pixels Example e.g. .7, 1.2	Unknown	optional
Image size	image_size	Width of the image. Default is frameless and should not normally need to be specified manually.	Unknown	optional
Alt text	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
Caption	caption	no description	Unknown	suggested
Birth name	birth_name birth name	The birth name of the academic. Only specify if different from name.	Unknown	optional
Birth date	birth_date 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, as per WP:DOB. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age}} or a similar option.	Unknown	optional
Place of birth	birth_place birth place	no description	Unknown	optional
Death date	death_date death date	Date of death. Can be approximate. Use {{death date and age}} or related template where possible.	Unknown	optional
Death place	death_place death place	Place of death	Unknown	optional
Death cause	death_cause	Only if relevant	Unknown	optional
Burial place	burial_place	Place of burial, alternative to 'Resting place' Displays the label 'Burial place'.	Content	optional
Burial place coordinates	burial_coordinates	Coordinates for place of burial, to accompany 'Burial place'. Use {{coord}} template.	Unknown	optional
Resting place	resting_place	Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc. Do not use a flag template.	Content	optional
Resting place coordinates	resting_place_coordinates	Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use Template:coord template.	Unknown	optional
Citizenship	citizenship	Only use if not clear from birthplace	Unknown	optional
othernames	othernames	no description	Unknown	optional
other_names	other_names	no description	Unknown	optional
Occupation	occupation	Should match full occupational description.	Unknown	suggested
Titles	titles	Should match full occupational title.	Unknown	optional
period	period	no description	Unknown	optional
known_for	known_for	no description	Unknown	optional
title	title	no description	Unknown	optional
boards	boards	no description	Unknown	optional
Spouse	spouse	no description	Unknown	optional
Partner	partner	no description	Unknown	optional
Children	children	Number, not names, unless the child is themself notable	Unknown	optional
Parents	parents	Only include if relevant or notable	Unknown	optional
Relatives	relatives	Other notable relatives	Unknown	optional
awards	awards	no description	Unknown	optional
Signature	signature	no description	Unknown	optional
signature_size	signature_size	no description	Unknown	optional
signature_alt	signature_alt	no description	Unknown	optional
Education	education	Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted.	Unknown	suggested
Alma mater	alma_mater alma mater	Will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution.	Unknown	suggested
Thesis title	thesis_title	no description	Unknown	optional
Thesis URL	thesis_url	no description	Unknown	optional
Thesis year	thesis_year	no description	Unknown	optional
School tradition	school_tradition	no description	Unknown	optional
Doctoral advisor	doctoral_advisor	no description	Unknown	optional
Academic advisors	academic_advisors	no description	Unknown	optional
Influences	influences	no description	Unknown	optional
Era	era	no description	Unknown	optional
Discipline	discipline	Major academic discipline Example e.g. Physicist, Sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist.	Unknown	suggested
Sub-discipline	sub_discipline	Academic discipline specialist area Example e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th Century Danish specialist, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic specialist.	Unknown	suggested
Workplace	workplaces work_institutions work institutions work_institution work institution	Should be major academic tenures, not student or part-time positions or postdoctoral fellowships	Unknown	suggested
Doctoral students	doctoral_students	no description	Unknown	optional
Notable students	notable_students notable students	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.	Unknown	optional
Main interests	main_interests	no description	Unknown	optional
Notable works	notable_works notable works notableworks	Should be explained in the main text of the article; Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted.	Unknown	optional
Notable ideas	notable_ideas	no description	Unknown	optional
influenced	influenced	no description	Unknown	optional
Principal ideas	principal_ideas	no description	Unknown	optional
Website	website	in {{URL}} or {{Official URL}} template (the latter if pulling from Wikidata)	Unknown	optional
Footnotes	footnotes	no description	Unknown	optional

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