Template:Infobox scientist/Wikidata/doc

Infobox scientist/Wikidata may be used to summarize information about a person who is a scientist, medic, engineer, mathematician or (scientific) academic.

This template may also be used as a module (sub-template) of Infobox person/Wikidata; see Infobox modules for guidance on such usage.

This version of Infobox scientist retrieves various parameter values from Wikidata if enabled ("opt-in"), but only in the absence of a locally supplied value. The template calls Module:Wikidata and Module:WikidataIB.

It allows editors at the article level to blacklist various fields so that they do not display. This makes a positive statement that those fields are unsuitable for inclusion in that article's infobox.

Basic
Just use: and you should get a Wikidata-filled infobox! (Providing the article is linked to a Wikidata entry containing relevant information!). This will by default only fetch information that is sourced on Wikidata. This is an important safeguard for BLPs. The subject's current age (or age at death) will be calculated automatically provided that the dates are sourced and full (i.e. 12 January 1958 not 1958).

General example
This will prevent the infobox from displaying the fields for occupation or children. false will unsuppress the pencil icons instead of a single "edit on Wikidata" link at the bottom (see McVean, right).

Parameters
In addition to the parameters available from Infobox person/Wikidata the following scientist specific parameters are available

Template Data
{	"params": { "fetchwikidata": { "suggestedvalues": [ "ALL" ],			"autovalue": "ALL", "suggested": true, "label": "Fetch Wikidata", "description": "allows a whitelist of fields that may be imported from Wikidata; set to \"ALL\" for all fields; defaults to none", "default": "none" },		"suppressfields": { "label": "Suppress Fields", "description": "allows a blacklist of fields that may be displayed in this infobox; overrides whitelist; defaults to none", "type": "string", "default": "none", "autovalue": "", "suggested": true }	},	"description": "Template used to summarize information about a person who is a scientist, medic, engineer, mathematician or (scientific) academic." }