Many Infoboxes can take another template, including another infobox, as a module (orchild-, or sub-template).
Inversely, some infoboxes can have other templates, and other templates, are configured so that they may be embedded as a "child" or "module" infobox within another.
When embedding a template it is usually necessary to set |embed=yes (or|child=yes) in the embedded (child) template.
The child template is entered as the value of a parameter in the parent, usually |module=or|embedded=.
Sir
Fred Hoyle
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| Born | (1915-06-24)24 June 1915 |
| Died | 20 August 2001(2001-08-20) (aged 86)
Bournemouth, England
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| Nationality | British |
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| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge |
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| Other notable students | Paul C. W. Davies |
In order to be configured for potential use as a module, an infobox must have a few adaptations, including modified styling, the suppression of the template's name display, and the addition of a subheading. Here is an example adaptation; results shown to the right; note the "Scientific career" subheading.
{{Infobox person}} can have another biographical infobox (or infoboxes - up to six slots are available) as a Module. Those available are listed in Category:Biographical templates usable as a module (NB may not yet be fully populated). See, for example, this edit using {{Infobox scientist}} as the child template (results shown alongside).
{{Infobox person}} can also take other child templates, for example, {{Listen}}. See this example.
