Ernő Rubik

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Ernő Rubik is a Hungarian architect and professor of architecture best known as the creator of the iconic mechanical puzzle that became a global cultural phenomenon.

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Ernő Rubik canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
alive true ⓘ
awardReceived Hungarian State Prize ⓘ
Kossuth Prize ⓘ
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary ⓘ
Prima Primissima Award ⓘ
Széchenyi Prize ⓘ
countryOfBirth Hungary ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Hungary ⓘ
creatorOf Rubik's Cube ⓘ
Rubik's Magic ⓘ
Rubik's Snake ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-07-13 ⓘ
educatedAt Budapest University of Technology and Economics ⓘ
Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts ⓘ
employer Budapest University of Technology and Economics ⓘ
Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hungarians ⓘ
familyName Rubik ⓘ
linked to: Rubik's Cube
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ
mechanical puzzles ⓘ
founded Rubik Studio ⓘ
Rubik Stúdió (design studio) ⓘ
genreOfWriting memoir ⓘ
givenName Ernő ⓘ
hasCitizenshipStatus Hungarian citizen ⓘ
hasPublication Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All ⓘ
hasWorkInGenre mechanical puzzle design ⓘ
influenced mechanical puzzle culture ⓘ
puzzle design industry ⓘ
languageSpoken Hungarian ⓘ
linked to: Hungarian language
name Ernő Rubik ⓘ
notableAwardContext awards often related to invention of Rubik's Cube ⓘ
notableFor creating a globally popular mechanical puzzle ⓘ
notableWork Rubik's Cube ⓘ
Rubik's Magic ⓘ
Rubik's Snake ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
game designer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Budapest ⓘ
positionHeld head of department ⓘ
professor of architecture ⓘ
residence Budapest ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Rubik's Cube → inventor → Ernő Rubik ⓘ
Ernő Rubik → name → Ernő Rubik ⓘ