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Gouraud shading

shading algorithm invented by the computer scientist Henri Gouraud
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Gouraud shading

Summary

Gouraud shading has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • Gouraud shading is credited with the discovery of Henri Gouraud[2].
  • Henri Gouraud is named after Gouraud shading[3].
  • Gouraud shading is a type of shading[4].
  • Gouraud shading's Commons category is recorded as Gouraud shading[5].
  • Gouraud shading's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1971[6].
  • Gouraud shading's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/gouraud[7].

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Definition and Type

Gouraud shading is a type of shading[4].

Origins

Henri Gouraud is named after Gouraud shading[3].

Why It Matters

Gouraud shading has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Related Entities

Henri Gouraud

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Henri Gouraud
    Subclass of → shading
    P14470 → Concepts/Gouraud_Shading
    Named after → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Gouraud_Shading, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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