Àtụ:Infobox academic

C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
	C.S. Lewis aged 50
Born	Clive Staples Lewis; 29 Novemba 1898; Belfast, Ireland
Died	22 Novemba 1963 (aged 64); Oxford, England
Occupation	Novelist, academic, broadcaster
Spouse(s)	Joy Davidman (m. 1956; died Àtụ:Hover title)
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

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Infobox academic
Infobox academic
Academic background

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The design and content of biographical infoboxes must follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy, as well as infobox and biographical style guideline. All content displayed in this template must adhere to the biographies of living persons policy if applicable. Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material must be removed immediately from the article and its infobox, especially if potentially libellous.

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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        = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| 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. 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

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 and
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.
nationality: Use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT
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 = 
  {{Infobox academic | child=yes <!-- or embed=yes or subbox=yes -->
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Example

{{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

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

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TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox academic

An infobox for articles about academics

Template parameters[Edit template data]
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	optional
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_lang	`native_name_lang`	no description	Unknown	optional
Image	`image`	Use the name of the image file only, i.e. do not include "File:".	Àfabà	optional
image_name	`image_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
Image size	`image_size`	Width of the image. Default is frameless and should not normally need to be specified manually.	Unknown	optional
imagesize	`imagesize`	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	`alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
caption	`caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
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`	no description	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
nationality	`nationality`	no description	Unknown	optional
citizenship	`citizenship`	no description	Unknown	optional
othernames	`othernames`	no description	Unknown	optional
other_names	`other_names`	no description	Unknown	optional
Occupation	`occupation`	Should match full occupational description.	Unknown	optional
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`	no description	Unknown	optional
parents	`parents`	no description	Unknown	optional
relatives	`relatives`	no description	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
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	optional
Alma mater	`alma_mater` `alma mater`	Will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution.	Unknown	optional
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 - e.g. Physicist, Sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist.	Unknown	optional
Sub-discipline	`sub_discipline`	Academic discipline specialist area - e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th Century Danish specialist, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic specialist.	Unknown	optional
Workplace	`workplaces` `work_institutions` `work institutions` `work_institution` `work institution`	Should be major academic tenures, not student or part0-time positions or postdoctoral fellowships	Unknown	optional
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`	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	`footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional

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