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Eric (other)
Eric is a common given name. Eric, Erik, Erich, or Erick may also refer to: Fiction * ''Eric'' (novel), a 1990 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett * ''Eric, or, Little by Little'', an 1858 novel by Frederic W. Farrar Mononym * Erik (Vietnamese singer) * Erik (British singer) * Erik (wrestler), American professional wrestler * Eric (footballer, born 1977) * Eric (footballer, born 1989) * Erik (footballer, born 1994) * Erik (footballer, born 1995) * Erik (footballer, born 2001) Places * Erich, Uttar Pradesh, a town and nagar panchayat in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, India * Erick, Oklahoma, second westernmost town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States Other * Eric (robot), a robot built in 1928 * Eric (software), a free integrated-development environment * 4954 Eric, an asteroid * , a West German cargo ship * Tropical Storm Erick, a list of tropical cyclones * Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a multi-state shared database of voter registratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''- ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of ''Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric (robot)
Eric was the first British robot, built in 1928 by First World War veteran Captain William Richards, and aircraft engineer Alan Reffell. He was constructed to open the Exhibition of the Society of Model Engineers at London's Royal Horticultural Hall in 1928, after George VI (then the Duke of York) cancelled and an exasperated Richards, the exhibition's secretary, offered to "make a man of tin" to take the Duke's place. At the event's opening, Eric rose to his feet, bowed and gave a four-minute opening address. The robot was operated by two people, and Eric's voice was received live by a radio signal, Richards claiming to be working under a license of the Marconi Company. Although able to sit and stand, Eric could not move his legs to walk. His chest bore the letters "R.U.R.", a reference to the robot manufacturer in Karel Čapek's 1920 play of the same name. Following his first appearance, Eric was taken on a US tour, introducing himself to an audience in New York in 1929 as "Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik (The Phantom Of The Opera)
Erik (also known as the Phantom of the Opera, commonly referred to as the Phantom) is the title character from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'', best known to English speakers as ''The Phantom of the Opera''. The character has been adapted to alternative media several times, including in the 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney, the 1943 remake starring Claude Rains and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. Character history In the original novel, few details are given regarding Erik's past. The novel confirms that Erik has traveled to multiple countries including France, Russia, Persia, and northern Vietnam, learning various arts and sciences from each region. Erik himself laments the fact that his mother was horrified by his birth deformity, and that his father, a true master mason, never saw him. Most of the character's history is revealed by a mysterious figure, known through most of the novel as The Persian or the Daroga, who saved Erik's life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik (HBC Vessel)
The ''Erik'' (alternately ''Eric'') was a propeller driven steamship, built in the Dundee, Scotland, for service in northern waters. She was Ceremonial ship launching, launched in 1865, and worked as a whaling ship off Labrador, until her purchase by the Hudson's Bay Company. From 1888 to 1900 she provided transport to and from London, England, to Labrador and Hudson Bay, Hudson's Bay. She was the first steam powered vessel to enter Hudson's Bay. She ran aground in Hudson's Bay in 1900. She was refloated in 1901, and returned to the UK, where she was sold, and then turned to Labrador's seal fishery. She served as a supply vessel for Robert E. Peary's exploration voyages in 1902 and 1906. She was captured, and sunk, by the Imperial German Navy submarine , in 1918. References * Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I Ships built in Dundee Whaling ships {{ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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