Professor Hershel Layton

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Person video_game_character Q3922591
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Professor Hershel Layton

Summary

Professor Hershel Layton is a video game character[1]. He worked as a professor[2] and archaeologist[3]. He draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_character category, ranking #117 of 282).[4]

Key Facts

  • A child of Professor Hershel Layton was Katrielle Layton[5].
  • A child of Professor Hershel Layton was Alfendi Layton[6].
  • Professor Hershel Layton held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Professor Hershel Layton worked as a professor[2].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's professions included archaeologist[3].
  • A notable student of Professor Hershel Layton was Luke Triton[8].
  • Professor Hershel Layton is the creator of Akihiro Hino[9].
  • Professor Hershel Layton is recorded as male[10].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's instance of is recorded as video game character[11].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's instance of is recorded as manga character[12].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's instance of is recorded as anime character[13].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's instance of is recorded as fictional human[14].
  • Professor Hershel Layton earned the academic degree of professor[15].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mx0sb[16].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's voice actor is recorded as Yō Ōizumi[17].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's voice actor is recorded as Christopher Robin Miller[18].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's voice actor is recorded as Kōichi Yamadera[19].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's voice actor is recorded as Jordi Varela de Orozco[20].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's voice actor is recorded as Mario Hassert[21].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's family name is recorded as Layton[22].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's given name is recorded as Hershel[23].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's from narrative universe is recorded as Professor Layton universe[24].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's present in work is recorded as Professor Layton[25].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's present in work is recorded as Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva[26].
  • Professor Hershel Layton's present in work is recorded as Professor Layton and the Curious Village[27].

Body

Education

Professor Hershel Layton earned the academic degree of professor[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professor[2] and archaeologist[3]. A notable student of Professor Hershel Layton was Luke Triton[8].

Works and Contributions

Professor Hershel Layton is the creator of Akihiro Hino[9].

Personal Life

Children include Katrielle Layton[5], a video game character[28] and Alfendi Layton[6].

Why It Matters

Professor Hershel Layton draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_character category, ranking #117 of 282).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What did Professor Hershel Layton do for work?

Professor Hershel Layton worked as professor[2] and archaeologist[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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