Template:Infobox academic/doc

Complete documentation, including examples, can be found on Wikipedia: Template:Infobox academic

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


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  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  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.


 * birth_name
 * The birth name of the theologian. Only specify if different from name.


 * 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.


 * 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.


 * region
 * Should match region.


 * occupation
 * Should match full occupational description.


 * title
 * Should match full occupational title.


 * boards
 * Should be for board or similar positions extraneous to main occupation - not editorial boards in the person's subject


 * era
 * Should match era.


 * language
 * Primary language spoken.


 * 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.


 * movement
 * Should match the idiologial movement or denomination (for religious), "school" of thought etc. (e.g. "Anglican", "Postmodernist", "Socialist" or "Green" etc.


 * religion
 * e.g. Christian, Moslem, Sikh etc. Religion should be supported with a citation from a reliable source.


 * denomination
 * e.g. Anglican, Sunni etc.


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


 * 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


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


 * doctoral_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.


 * 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.


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


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


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


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


 * 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.


 * 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 may be deleted.


 * 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.


 * 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.