Robert Langdon Robert Langdon Professor Robert Langdon is a fictional character created by author Dan Brown for his "Robert Langdon" book series: "Angels & Demons" (2000), "The Da Vinci Code" (2003), "The Lost Symbol" (2009), "Inferno" (2013) and "Origin" (2017). He is a Harvard University professor of history of art and "symbology" (a fictional field related to the study of historic symbols, which is not methodologically connected to the actual discipline of semiotics). Tom Hanks portrays Langdon in the "Robert Langdon" film series, starting with the 2006 film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code", reprising the role in the 2009 film adaptation
Characters in the Novels of the Company Characters in the Novels of the Company Dr. Zeus Inc., also known simply as the Company, is a fictional entity in a series of time travel science fiction stories by Kage Baker. Most of the characters in the novels are immortal cyborgs created by Company operatives throughout history and recruited to work on preserving art, artifacts, rare species and other valuable items which the Company can sell for huge profits in the 24th century. The cyborgs look forward to receiving their final reward when they reach the 24th century by living through all the preceding times, but some suspect that