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[edit] Revolution biography infobox

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Alternate name(s): Mahatma Gandhi
Date of birth: October 2, 1869
Place of birth: Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Date of death: January 30, 1948 (aged 78)
Place of death: New Delhi, India
Movement: Indian independence movement
Major organizations: Indian National Congress

A revolution biography infobox may be used to summarize information about a person involved in a revolution. It has been created so as to include information such as organization and movement which may not be included in other biographical infoboxes.

The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox revolution biography}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox revolution biography
|name=
|dateofbirth=
|placeofbirth=
|dateofdeath=
|placeofdeath=
|alma mater=
|image=
|caption=
|alternate name=
|movement=
|organizations=
|monuments=
|prizes=
|religion= 
|influences=
|influenced=
|footnotes= 
}}
  • name – the full name of the person.
  • dateofbirth – optional – the date the person was born. Use {{birth date}} (or {{birth date and age}} if living)
  • placeofbirth – optional – the place where the person was born.
  • dateofdeath – optional – the date the person died. Use {{death date and age}}.
  • placeofdeath – optional – the place where the person died.
  • alma mater – optional – the colleges or universities attended.
  • image – optional – an image of the person. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
  • caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
  • alternate name – optional – alternate name(s) by which the person was known.
  • movement – optional – the movement of the country or other power the person served.
  • organizations – optional – the organizations which this person worked with in order to meet their revolutionary goals
  • monuments – optional – insert most notable monuments built or named after the person.
  • prizes – optional – insert most notable prizes and medals.
  • religion – optional – insert religious belief system/affiliation. The consensus is to use this field sparingly.
  • influences – optional – names of other individuals or works that have influenced his/her revolutionary beliefs.
  • influenced – optional – names of other individuals or works influenced by his/her revolutionary beliefs.
  • footnotes – optional – insert any extra details here. Especially point out notable parents and/or children and their associated articles