Wojtek (Bear), 1942-1963

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015158310

Additional Information

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2015158310

• Birth Date

  1942

• Death Date

  1963-12

• Has Affiliation

  • Organization: Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne. Polski Korpus, 2
  • Organization: Edinburgh Zoo

• Descriptor

  Bears

• Associated Locale

  Iran

Use For

• Wojtek (Bear)

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2015158310#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Wojtek Label from public data source Wikidata
• Wojtek (Bear), 1942-1963

Sources

• found: LC database, November 26, 2015(subject heading: Wojtek (Bear))
• found: Orr, A. Wojtek the bear, 2012:page 4 of cover (brown bear; adopted in World War 2 as a mascot by the Polish Army in Persia; came to the Scottish Borders, subsequently moving to Edinburgh Zoo)
• found: Wikipedia, November 26, 2015(Wojtek; born 1942; died December 1963; Syrian brown bear; adopted in Iran by soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps; during the Battle of Monte Cassino, Wojtek helped move ammunition)

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 2015-11-26: new
• 2021-02-11: revised

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