Eric Lengyel

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Eric Lengyel

Summary

Eric Lengyel is a human[1]. He worked as an engineer[2], information scientist[3], and mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Eric Lengyel's professions included engineer[2].
  • Eric Lengyel worked as an information scientist[3].
  • Eric Lengyel's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Eric Lengyel's field of work was mathematics[6].
  • Eric Lengyel's field of work was information science[7].
  • Eric Lengyel's field of work was PC game[8].
  • Eric Lengyel's field of work was game design[9].
  • Eric Lengyel's field of work was computer programming[10].
  • Eric Lengyel was educated at Virginia Tech[11].
  • Eric Lengyel's education included a stint at University of California, Davis[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Eric Lengyel is C4 Engine[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Eric Lengyel is Open Game Engine Exchange[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Eric Lengyel is Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire[15].
  • Eric Lengyel is recorded as male[16].
  • Eric Lengyel's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Eric Lengyel earned the academic degree of Doctor[18].
  • Eric Lengyel earned the academic degree of master's degree[19].
  • Eric Lengyel's family name is recorded as Lengyel[20].
  • Eric Lengyel's given name is recorded as Eric[21].
  • Eric Lengyel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Eric Lengyel's official blog URL is recorded as http://terathon.com/blog/[23].
  • Eric Lengyel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].
  • Eric Lengyel's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9383'}[25].
  • Eric Lengyel's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8489'}[26].
  • Eric Lengyel's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11477'}[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Virginia Tech[11], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1872[30] and University of California, Davis[12], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1905[33]. Academic degrees include Doctor[18] and master's degree[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[2], information scientist[3], and mathematician[4]. Fields of work include mathematics[6], an academic discipline[34]; information science[7], an academic discipline[35]; PC game[8]; game design[9]; and computer programming[10], an academic discipline[36].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include C4 Engine[13], a game engine[37]; Open Game Engine Exchange[14], a file format[38]; and Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire[15], a video game[39].

Why It Matters

Eric Lengyel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Eric Lengyel do for work?

Eric Lengyel worked as engineer[2], information scientist[3], and mathematician[4].

Where did Eric Lengyel go to school?

Eric Lengyel was educated at Virginia Tech[11] and University of California, Davis[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . terathon.com. terathon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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