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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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