diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-2column.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-2column.ftl
index 261512c7..05ee2e58 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-2column.ftl
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-2column.ftl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <#assign visRequestingTemplate = "foaf-person-2column">
 <#--add the VIVO-ORCID interface -->
 <#include "individual-orcidInterface.ftl">  
-<section itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" id="individual-intro" class="vcard person" role="region">
+<section id="individual-intro" class="vcard person" role="region"><span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
     <section id="share-contact" role="region"> 
         <#-- Image -->           
         <#assign individualImage>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         </div> <!-- contactsWebpages -->
         <#include "individual-openSocial.ftl">
     </section> <!-- end individual-info -->
-</section> <!-- end individual-intro -->
+</span></section> <!-- end individual-intro -->
 
 <#assign nameForOtherGroup = "${i18n().other}">
 <#if !editable>
diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-quickview.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-quickview.ftl
index 1b55df8c..efdbbfc9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-quickview.ftl
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual--foaf-person-quickview.ftl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     </#if>
 </#if>
 </#if>
-<section itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" id="individual-intro" class="vcard person" role="region">
+<section id="individual-intro" class="vcard person" role="region"><span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
     <section id="label-title" <#if editable>style="width:45%"</#if> >
         <header>
             <#if relatedSubject??>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
 		<#include "individual-openSocial.ftl">
     </section> <!-- end individual-info -->
-</section> <!-- end end individual-intro -->
+</span></section> <!-- end end individual-intro -->
 <!-- we need these 3 lines of html to provide proper spacing and alignment -->
 <p style="clear:both">
     <br />
diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/wilma/templates/individual--foaf-person.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/wilma/templates/individual--foaf-person.ftl
index 0e1f9b92..7ef64efd 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/wilma/templates/individual--foaf-person.ftl
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/wilma/templates/individual--foaf-person.ftl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <#--add the VIVO-ORCID interface -->
 <#include "individual-orcidInterface.ftl">  
         
-<section itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" id="individual-intro" class="vcard person" role="region">
+<section id="individual-intro" class="vcard person" role="region">
 
     <section id="share-contact" role="region"> 
         <!-- Image -->           
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 		<#include "individual-openSocial.ftl">
     </section>
     
-</section>
+</span></section>
 
 <#assign nameForOtherGroup = "${i18n().other}">