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Joe Tasker

British mountain climber (1948–1982)
Person Human Q1691617

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
May 12, 1948, 1948[2][6]
Date of death
May 17, 1982, January 17, 1982[4][7]
Place of birth
Kingston upon Hull
Place of death
Mount Everest
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
mountaineer
Educated at
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Tasker[13]
Given name
Thomas, Joseph[14][15]
Place of burial
Mount Everest[8]
Sport
mountaineering[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joe Tasker en Thomas Joseph Tasker de Joseph Tasker de Thomas Joseph Tasker el Τζο Τάσκερ es Thomas Joseph Tasker fr Thomas Joseph Tasker it Thomas Joseph Tasker pt Thomas Joseph Tasker ru Джо Таскер ru Таскер, Джо
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000117786140
VIAF cluster ID
106186463
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78098999
GND ID
122681975
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
1006H8417
DDB person (GND) ID
122681975
FAST ID
29478
Find a Grave memorial ID
47708816
Freebase ID
/m/0fcgb3
Harper's tag
joe-tasker
Libraries Australia ID
36565163
NL CR AUT ID
xx0009158
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NLA Trove people ID
1295545
NUKAT ID
n02025048
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200814092
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810560583805606
National Virtual Library of India ID
1441933
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070979618
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
62491
Prabook ID
2214911
UK National Archives ID
F78496
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmP4H9WvmTkGG4JbmxkXd
Yale LUX ID
person/e582654f-d1ff-4c0d-ac15-637fe68a36b3

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
Joseph, Thomas
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
Occupation 1
mountaineer
Place of birth 1
Kingston upon Hull
Place of burial 1
Mount Everest
Place of death 1
Mount Everest
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
mountaineering
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Summary

Born in Kingston upon Hull[1], he… he was born on May 12, 1948[2]. He passed away in Mount Everest[3]. He died on May 17, 1982[4]. He worked as a mountaineer[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Joe Tasker include Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature[17], an award[18], founded in 1984[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature[17], an award[18], founded in 1984[19].

FAQs

Where was Joe Tasker born?

Joe Tasker's place of birth was Kingston upon Hull[1].

Where did Joe Tasker die?

Joe Tasker passed away in Mount Everest[3].

What did Joe Tasker do for work?

Joe Tasker worked as mountaineer[5].

Where did Joe Tasker go to school?

Joe Tasker was educated at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens[10].

Related Entities

Kingston upon Hull Mount Everest United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → joe-tasker
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: joe-tasker, Matched to joe tasker (#289939038) in Harper's tag #m"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kingston upon Hull
    Educated at → Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
    Place of burial → Mount Everest
    Sport → mountaineering
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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