Parameter
|
Explanation
|
name
|
Insert name of scientist, mathematician or engineer. Note:
Do not
add icons or other images.
|
native_name
|
The person's name in their own language, if different
|
native_name_lang
|
en:IETF language tag
e.g. "fr" for French ? If more than one, use {{
lang
}} in
native_name=
instead.
|
image
|
Filename of appropriate image (without "File:" prefix)
|
image_size
imagesize
|
Image's width (uses users' default image size if not set)
|
image_upright
|
Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%).
|
alt
|
Image alt text, for visually impaired readers ? See
en:WP:ALT
.
|
caption
|
Image caption ? If known, include date the image made and/or creator.
|
birth_name
|
Birth name ? Use only if different from name in header.
|
birth_date
|
Scientist's date of birth
|
birth_place
|
Place of birth (e.g. town/city, region, country)
|
death_date
|
Date of death
|
death_place
|
Place of death (e.g. town/city, region, country)
|
resting_place
|
Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
|
resting_place_coordinates
|
Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. ? Use {{
coord
}} template.
|
other_names
|
Former names or nicknames ? Separate multiple values by using {{
Plainlist
}}.
|
residence
|
Place or places where the scientist lived (for significant periods)
|
citizenship
|
Scientist's citizenship
|
nationality
|
Use if nationality not the same as
citizenship
above.
|
fields
|
Principal fields of work (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, &c)
not
occupation (physicist...engineer)
|
workplaces
|
Key work places, universities, companies, etc.
|
patrons
|
People who subsidized the scientist's education and/or research
|
education
|
Education, e.g. degree, institution and graduation year, if relevant. If very little information is available or relevant, the
|alma_mater=
parameter may be more appropriate.
|
alma_mater
|
University or universities where scientist obtained their degree or degrees
|
thesis_title
|
Title of the scientist's doctoral thesis
|
thesis_url
|
URL to the scientist's doctoral thesis
|
thesis_year
|
The year the thesis was defended and the scientist promoted
|
doctoral_advisor
|
Name of scientist's doctoral advisor, if applicable
|
academic_advisors
|
Names of any significant educational advisors (other than doctoral advisor)
|
doctoral_students
|
Names of any notable doctoral students advised by the scientist
|
notable_students
|
Names of any notable non-doctoral students advised by the scientist
|
known_for
|
Key topics/areas of study in which the scientist is notable
|
author_abbrev_bot
|
If a scientist is the author of a botanical species, insert their
botanical author abbreviation
here.
|
author_abbrev_zoo
|
If a scientist is the author of a zoological species, insert their
zoological author abbreviation
here.
|
influences
|
Any notable people who influenced the scientist significantly
|
influenced
|
Any notable people significantly influenced by the scientist
|
awards
|
Notable awards/prizes received by the scientist
|
signature
|
Filename of an image of the scientist's signature (if available)
|
signature_alt
|
Alt text for signature
|
website
|
Official website
|
footnotes
|
For any footnotes needed to clarify entries above
|
spouse
|
The scientist's spouse or spouses (with date ranges of marriage)
|
children
|
Number of children (e.g. three or 3), or list of names if notable, in which case, separate entries using {{
Plainlist
}} or {{
Unbulleted list
}}. For privacy reasons, consider omitting the names of children of living persons, unless the children are independently notable.
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