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Jerzy Kukuczka

Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989)
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Jerzy Kukuczka
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
March 24, 1948
Date of death
October 24, 1989
Place of birth
Katowice
Place of death
Lhotse
Country of citizenship
Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), Poland (1989–present)[7][8]
Ethnic group
Poles[10]
Occupation
mountaineer, himalayist
Employer
Alstom ZWUS[11]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[19]
Award received
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit‎, Silver Cross of Merit, Silver Olympic Order (1988), Gold Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements", Silver Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements", Bronze Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements"[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Cause of death
falling from height[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish[30]
Birth name
Jerzy Kukuczka[31]
Family name
Kukuczka[25]
Given name
Jerzy, Józef[26][27]
Manner of death
accidental death[29]
Name in native language
Jerzy Kukuczka[32]
Native language
Polish[9]
Significant event
ascent of Mount Everest (1980)[28]
Significant person
Ignacy Walenty Nendza, Artur Hajzer, Ryszard Warecki, Wanda Rutkiewicz[33][34][35][36]
Sport
Himalayan mountaineering, mountaineering, mountaineering in the Tatra Mountains[22][23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Józef Jerzy Kukuczka en Jerzy Kukuczka de Józef Jerzy Kukuczka el Γέζι Κουκούτσκα fa جرزی کوکوشکا he יז'י קוקוצ'קה it Józef Jerzy Kukuczka ja イエジ・ククチカ ja イイジ・ククチカ ja イェジ・ククチカ ko 예지 쿠쿠츠카 pl Józef Jerzy Kukuczka ru Ежи Кукучка ru Кукучка Ежи ru Кукучка, Ежи tr Józef Jerzy Kukuczka uk Єжи Кукучка zh 捷西·库库奇卡 zh-hant 捷西·庫庫奇卡
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000071404775
VIAF cluster ID
12351711
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93024544
GND ID
118964453
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
jerzy-kukuczka
Baza osób polskich ID
30694
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121837703
DDB person (GND) ID
118964453
Described at URL
www.treccani.it
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jerzy-Kukuczka
FAST ID
326905
Freebase ID
/m/03nmdk
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Geni profile ID
6000000080666979977
IdRef ID
230799167
JRC Names ID
1271554
NL CR AUT ID
jo2017949363
NLP ID
a0000001180431
NUKAT ID
n95400500
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810569008305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5732212
Olympedia people ID
1200413
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3928760
Prabook ID
2208047
SBN author ID
BVEV005887
SVKKL authority ID
0389990-Kukuczka-Jerzy-19481989
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjMDFxBgYTgRTXYQDw9jC
Yale LUX ID
person/e1214abf-cafe-4d50-83e1-191c6d0ff077

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🔗 Connections
← Significant person 3
Wanda Rutkiewicz, Carlos Carsolio, Artur Hajzer
Country of citizenship 2
Poland, Polish People's Republic
Given name 2
Jerzy, Józef
Significant person 2
Wanda Rutkiewicz, Artur Hajzer
Ethnic group 1
Poles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Polish
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Native language 1
Polish
Occupation 1
mountaineer
Place of birth 1
Katowice
Place of death 1
Lhotse
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
mountaineering
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Summary

Jerzy Kukuczka was born on March 24, 1948[1], in Katowice[2]. He died on October 24, 1989[3], in Lhotse[4]. He worked as a mountaineer[5] and himalayist[6].

FAQs

Where was Jerzy Kukuczka born?

Jerzy Kukuczka's place of birth was Katowice[2].

Where did Jerzy Kukuczka die?

Jerzy Kukuczka died in Lhotse[4].

What did Jerzy Kukuczka do for work?

Jerzy Kukuczka worked as a mountaineer[5] and himalayist[6].

What awards did Jerzy Kukuczka receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[12], Gold Cross of Merit‎[13], Silver Cross of Merit[14], and Silver Olympic Order[15].

Related Entities

Lhotse Poland Wanda Rutkiewicz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . pza.org.pl. pza.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . sbc.org.pl. sbc.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [10] ↑ . muzeumsportu.waw.pl. muzeumsportu.waw.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . tvn24.pl. tvn24.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . ptt.org.pl. ptt.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . ptt.org.pl. ptt.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . ptt.org.pl. ptt.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Baza osób polskich ID → 30694
    "Created claim: Baza osób polskich ID: 30694, batch #290941"
  3. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0389990-Kukuczka-Jerzy-19481989
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0389990-Kukuczka-Jerzy-19481989, batch #259494"
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