Ardito Desio
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Ardito Desio was an Italian geologist, explorer, and mountaineer best known for organizing and leading the successful 1954 Italian expedition that made the first ascent of K2.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ardito | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
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geologist ⓘ human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Alps
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Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Himalaya
Karakoram ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| employer | University of Milan ⓘ |
| familyName | Desio ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geology ⓘ mountain exploration ⓘ |
| genre | mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ardito Desio
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ardito
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| hasAcademicPosition | university professor of geology ⓘ |
| hasPublished |
accounts of the K2 expedition
ⓘ
scientific papers on geology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
expedition leader
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organizer of scientific expeditions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian Himalayan mountaineering
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geological research in the Karakoram region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the 1954 Italian expedition to K2
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organizing the first successful ascent of K2 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Italian ⓘ |
| legacy |
key figure in the history of K2 ascents
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pioneer of Italian high-altitude exploration ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Italian Alpine Club
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Italian scientific community ⓘ |
| mountainClimbed | K2 (as expedition leader) ⓘ |
| name | Ardito Desio self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first ascent of K2 via Italian expedition ⓘ |
| notableEvent | successful summit of K2 by his team in 1954 ⓘ |
| notableExpedition |
Italian Karakoram expedition of 1954
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surface form:
1954 Italian K2 expedition
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| notableWork | leadership of the 1954 K2 expedition ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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geologist ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Alps
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surface form:
Italian Alps
Karakoram ⓘ Milan ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ardito