Nawang Gombu

Sherpa mountain climber (1936-2011)
Person human Q11991013
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Nawang Gombu

Summary

Nawang Gombu is a human[1]. He was born in Kharta[2]. He was born on +1936-05-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Darjeeling[4]. He died on +2011-04-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mountaineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kharta[2], Nawang Gombu…
  • Nawang Gombu died in Darjeeling[4].
  • Nawang Gombu was born on +1936-05-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nawang Gombu died on +2011-04-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Nawang Gombu held citizenship in India[8].
  • Nawang Gombu held citizenship in Dominion of India[9].
  • Nawang Gombu worked as a mountaineer[6].
  • Nawang Gombu received the Padma Bhushan[10].
  • Nawang Gombu received the Padma Shri in sports[11].
  • Nawang Gombu received the Arjuna Award[12].
  • Nawang Gombu's image is recorded as Nawang Gonbu with Lifetime Achievement Award under Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award –2005 category in 2006 (cropped) (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Nawang Gombu is recorded as male[14].
  • Nawang Gombu's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Nawang Gombu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6276147907512679210008[16].
  • Nawang Gombu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2016021476[17].
  • Nawang Gombu's Commons category is recorded as Nawang Gonbu[18].
  • Nawang Gombu's sport is recorded as mountaineering[19].
  • Nawang Gombu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dz658[20].
  • Nawang Gombu's significant event is recorded as ascent of Mount Everest[21].
  • Nawang Gombu's significant event is recorded as ascent of Mount Everest[22].
  • Nawang Gombu's relative is recorded as Tenzing Norgay[23].
  • Nawang Gombu's participant in is recorded as 1965 Indian Everest Expedition[24].
  • Nawang Gombu's participant in is recorded as 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition[25].
  • Nawang Gombu's Prabook ID is recorded as 2096258[26].
  • Nawang Gombu's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJd86WrFyTbhVPqjV3Qwmd[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kharta[2], Nawang Gombu… he was born on +1936-05-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Nawang Gombu's professions included mountaineer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Bhushan[10], a civil decoration[28], in India[29], founded in 1954[30]; Padma Shri in sports[11]; and Arjuna Award[12], a sports award[31], in India[32], founded in 1961[33].

Death and Burial

Nawang Gombu died on +2011-04-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Darjeeling[4].

Why It Matters

Nawang Gombu ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Nawang Gombu born?

Nawang Gombu was born in Kharta[2].

Where did Nawang Gombu die?

Nawang Gombu died in Darjeeling[4].

What did Nawang Gombu do for work?

Nawang Gombu worked as mountaineer[6].

What awards did Nawang Gombu receive?

Honors received include Padma Bhushan[10], Padma Shri in sports[11], and Arjuna Award[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Encyclopædia Britannica. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . expressbuzz.com. expressbuzz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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