Wojtek

Syrian brown bear cub found in Iran and adopted by Polish soldiers during WWII
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Wojtek
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Wojtek

Summary

Wojtek is an individual animal[1]. Born in Hamadan[2], Wojtek… Wojtek was born on +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Wojtek died in Edinburgh Zoo[4]. Wojtek died on +1963-12-02T00:00:00Z[5]. Wojtek worked as a military animal[6] and warrior[7]. Wojtek ranks in the top 1% of individual_animal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,193 views/month).[8]

Key Facts

  • Wojtek was born in Hamadan[2].
  • Wojtek's place of birth was Iran[9].
  • Wojtek passed away in Edinburgh Zoo[4].
  • Wojtek passed away in Edinburgh[10].
  • Wojtek was born on +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wojtek was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Wojtek died on +1963-12-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wojtek worked as a military animal[6].
  • Wojtek's professions included warrior[7].
  • Wojtek's image is recorded as Wojtek the bear.jpg[12].
  • Wojtek's image is recorded as Wojtek memorial statue, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, 28th May 2022.jpg[13].
  • Wojtek is recorded as male organism[14].
  • Wojtek's instance of is recorded as individual animal[15].
  • Wojtek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 178145003288761301285[16].
  • Wojtek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67151776771918011132[17].
  • Wojtek's GND ID is recorded as 1177088517[18].
  • Wojtek's military branch is recorded as II Corps[19].
  • Wojtek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015158310[20].
  • Wojtek's Commons category is recorded as Wojtek (soldier bear)[21].
  • Wojtek's military, police or special rank is recorded as corporal[22].
  • Wojtek's military, police or special rank is recorded as Private[23].
  • Wojtek's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Monte Cassino[24].
  • Wojtek's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[25].
  • Wojtek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fcx81[26].
  • Wojtek's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ola2016909827[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Hamadan[2], a city of Iran[28], in Iran[29] and Iran[9], a sovereign state[30], in Iran[31], founded in 1979[32]. Recorded date of birth include +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military animal[6] and warrior[7].

Death and Burial

Wojtek died on +1963-12-02T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Edinburgh Zoo[4], a zoo[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1913[35] and Edinburgh[10], a city[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 0601[38].

Why It Matters

Wojtek ranks in the top 1% of individual_animal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,193 views/month).[8] Wojtek has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Wojtek is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Wojtek born?

Wojtek's place of birth was Hamadan[2].

Where did Wojtek die?

Wojtek died in Edinburgh Zoo[4].

What did Wojtek do for work?

Wojtek worked as military animal[6] and warrior[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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