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Georgy Grechko

Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2017)
Person human Q434555

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
May 25, 1931
Date of death
April 8, 2017
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[11][12]
Occupation
engineer, astronaut, writer, television presenter, flight engineer
Employer
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[13]
Educated at
Baltic State Technical University[14]
Member of political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union[31]
Award received
Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Klement Gottwald, Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Gold Star medal, Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star medal, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Kirti Chakra, Badge of honor "For Merit to the Taymyr", Ivan Efremov Prize, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR, Medal "Veteran of Labour", honorary citizen of Prague, Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Cause of death
heart failure[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[39]
Academic degree
Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[33]
Contributed to creative work
This Fantastic World[41]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[37][38]
Family name
Hrechko[34]
Given name
Georgy[35]
Manner of death
natural causes[36]
Member of
All-Union Society of Philatelists[29]
Member of the crew of
Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, Soyuz T-14, Soyuz 27, Soyuz T-13, Salyut 6, Salyut 7[42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
P14750
871B-527D-3B34-4702-2AC0
Place of burial
Troyekurovskoye cemetery[10]
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Time in space
+194192[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko en Georgy Grechko ar جورجي غريشكو cs Georgij Michajlovič Grečko cs Georgij Grečko de Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko de Georgi Michailowitsch Gretschko de Georgi Gretschko de Georgi Grechko es Gueorgui Grechko es Georgi Grechko es Georgi M. Grechko es Georgy Grechko es Gueorgui Mijáilovich Grechko fa گئورگی گرچکو fi Georgi Gretshko fi Georgi Gretško fr Georgi Grechko fr Georgi Gretchko fr Georgi M. Grechko
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000069800218
VIAF cluster ID
286215437
Library of Congress authority ID
n84035302
GND ID
1051679109
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Georgy Grechko.jpg ↗
FAST ID
133830
Find a Grave memorial ID
178270155
Freebase ID
/m/01zb6q
GTAA ID
104445
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
5183985, 2378886
IMDb ID
nm2887954
IdRef ID
243836872
Show all 26 identifiers +14
JRC Names ID
749132
Kinobox person ID
1087771
Kinopoisk person ID
1543476
Latgales dati person ID
8746
Museum-digital ID
221976, 225244
NUKAT ID
n2016085355
National Library of Latvia ID
000274586
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811475731205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
128955945
Rodovid ID
1051770
SNK ID
162032
TMDB person ID
1478475
Warheroes.ru ID
1314
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwMyj3QYhYFbgbGjt4Dv3

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🔗 Connections
Award received 17
Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Gold Star medal, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, Kirti Chakra, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" +9 more
Astronaut mission 7
Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, Soyuz 27, Soyuz T-13, Soyuz T-14
Occupation 5
writer, astronaut, engineer, television presenter, flight engineer
← Crew members 5
Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, Soyuz 27, Soyuz T-13, Soyuz T-14
← Backup or reserve team or crew 3
Soyuz 9, Soyuz 12, Soyuz T-11
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Cause of death 1
heart failure
Educated at 1
Baltic State Technical University
Employer 1
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Given name 1
Georgy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Place of birth 1
Saint Petersburg
Place of burial 1
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Place of death 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Georgy Grechko was born on May 25, 1931[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He died on April 8, 2017[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], astronaut[6], writer[7], television presenter[8], and flight engineer[9].

FAQs

Where was Georgy Grechko born?

Georgy Grechko was born in Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Georgy Grechko die?

Georgy Grechko died in Moscow[4].

What did Georgy Grechko do for work?

Georgy Grechko worked as an engineer[5], astronaut[6], writer[7], television presenter[8], and flight engineer[9].

Where did Georgy Grechko go to school?

Georgy Grechko was educated at Baltic State Technical University[14].

What awards did Georgy Grechko receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[15], Hero of the Soviet Union[16], Order of Klement Gottwald[17], and Medal "For Distinguished Labour"[18].

Related Entities

Baltic State Technical University Russia Salyut 6 Salyut 7 Soyuz 12 Soyuz 27 Soyuz 9 S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [1] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . tass.ru. tass.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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