{{{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}}}
Nationality{{{nationality}}}
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 academic advisors{{{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}}}

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

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{{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        = 
| nationality        = 
| citizenship        = 
| 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. 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   = 
| main_interests     = 
| notable_works      = 
| notable_ideas      = 
| influenced         = <!--must be referenced from a third-party source-->
| signature          = 
| signature_alt      = 
| signature_size     = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

Parameters

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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
nationality
citizenship
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

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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 = 
  {{Infobox academic | child=yes <!-- or embed=yes or subbox=yes -->
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Example

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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
Occupation(s)Novelist, academic, broadcaster
Spouse
(m. 1956; died 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

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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 on English Wikipedia.

Sub-templates

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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

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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

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See also

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TemplateData

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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

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Honorific prefixhonorific_prefix honorific prefix

To appear on the line above the person's name

Unknownoptional
Namename

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.

Unknownoptional
Honorific suffixhonorific_suffix honorific suffix

To appear on the line below the person's name

Unknownoptional
native_namenative_name

no description

Unknownoptional
native_name_langnative_name_lang

no description

Unknownoptional
Imageimage

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

Unknownoptional
image_nameimage_name

no description

Unknownoptional
Image sizeimage_size

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

Unknownoptional
imagesizeimagesize

no description

Unknownoptional
altalt

no description

Unknownoptional
captioncaption

no description

Unknownoptional
Birth namebirth_name birth name

The birth name of the academic. Only specify if different from name.

Unknownoptional
Birth datebirth_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.

Unknownoptional
Place of birthbirth_place birth place

no description

Unknownoptional
Death datedeath_date death date

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

Unknownoptional
Death placedeath_place death place

Place of death

Unknownoptional
death_causedeath_cause

no description

Unknownoptional
nationalitynationality

no description

Unknownoptional
citizenshipcitizenship

no description

Unknownoptional
othernamesothernames

no description

Unknownoptional
other_namesother_names

no description

Unknownoptional
Occupationoccupation

Should match full occupational description.

Unknownoptional
Titlestitles

Should match full occupational title.

Unknownoptional
periodperiod

no description

Unknownoptional
known_forknown_for

no description

Unknownoptional
titletitle

no description

Unknownoptional
boardsboards

no description

Unknownoptional
denominationdenomination

no description

Unknownoptional
spousespouse

no description

Unknownoptional
partnerpartner

no description

Unknownoptional
childrenchildren

no description

Unknownoptional
parentsparents

no description

Unknownoptional
relativesrelatives

no description

Unknownoptional
awardsawards

no description

Unknownoptional
signaturesignature

no description

Unknownoptional
signature_sizesignature_size

no description

Unknownoptional
signature altsignature alt

no description

Unknownoptional
signature_altsignature_alt

no description

Unknownoptional
Educationeducation

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

Unknownoptional
Alma materalma_mater alma mater

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

Unknownoptional
thesis_titlethesis_title

no description

Unknownoptional
thesis_urlthesis_url

no description

Unknownoptional
thesis_yearthesis_year

no description

Unknownoptional
school_traditionschool_tradition

no description

Unknownoptional
doctoral_advisordoctoral_advisor

no description

Unknownoptional
academic_advisorsacademic_advisors

no description

Unknownoptional
influencesinfluences

no description

Unknownoptional
eraera

no description

Unknownoptional
Disciplinediscipline

Major academic discipline - e.g. Physicist, Sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist.

Unknownoptional
Sub-disciplinesub_discipline

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

Unknownoptional
Workplaceworkplaces work_institutions work institutions work_institution work institution

Should be major academic tenures, not student or part0-time positions or postdoctoral fellowships

Unknownoptional
doctoral_studentsdoctoral_students

no description

Unknownoptional
Notable studentsnotable_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.

Unknownoptional
main_interestsmain_interests

no description

Unknownoptional
Notable worksnotable_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.

Unknownoptional
notable_ideasnotable_ideas

no description

Unknownoptional
influencedinfluenced

no description

Unknownoptional
principal_ideasprincipal_ideas

no description

Unknownoptional
websitewebsite

no description

Unknownoptional
footnotesfootnotes

no description

Unknownoptional