Marc Okrand

Summary

Marc Okrand is a human^[1]. He was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on July 3, 1948^[3]. He worked as a linguist^[4], Klingonist^[5], and writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Marc Okrand was born in Los Angeles^[2].
• Marc Okrand was born on July 3, 1948^[3].
• Marc Okrand held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Marc Okrand's professions included linguist^[4].
• Marc Okrand's professions included Klingonist^[5].
• Marc Okrand's professions included writer^[6].
• Marc Okrand's field of work was Star Trek^[9].
• Marc Okrand's field of work was linguistics^[10].
• Marc Okrand's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[11].
• Marc Okrand was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[12].
• Marc Okrand's doctoral advisor was Mary Haas^[13].
• Marc Okrand is recorded as male^[14].
• Marc Okrand's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Marc Okrand earned the academic degree of Doctor^[16].
• Marc Okrand's family name is recorded as Okrand^[17].
• Marc Okrand's given name is recorded as Marc^[18].
• Marc Okrand's described at URL is recorded as https://klingon.wiki/En/MarcOkrand^[19].
• Marc Okrand's participant in is recorded as qepHom Saarbrücken^[20].
• Marc Okrand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Marc Okrand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Klingon^[22].
• Marc Okrand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Atlantean^[23].
• Marc Okrand's writing language is recorded as Klingon^[24].

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1948-07-03^[27]

• Community tags: klingon^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: b4542a0c-95fb-467f-8724-101dd7efc453^[29]

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Origins and Family

Marc Okrand was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on July 3, 1948^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11], a public research university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1868^[32], headquartered in Berkeley^[33] and University of California, Santa Cruz^[12], a campus^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1965^[36]. Marc Okrand's doctoral advisor was Mary Haas^[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[4], Klingonist^[5], and writer^[6]. Fields of work include Star Trek^[9], a media franchise^[37], written by Gene Roddenberry^[38] and linguistics^[10], an academic discipline^[39].

Why It Matters

Marc Okrand ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Works attributed to him include The Klingon Dictionary^[42], a literary work^[43].

FAQs

Where was Marc Okrand born?

Marc Okrand's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].

What did Marc Okrand do for work?

Marc Okrand worked as linguist^[4], Klingonist^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Marc Okrand go to school?

Marc Okrand was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11] and University of California, Santa Cruz^[12].