Zdeněk Hrubý
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Zdeněk Hrubý

Czech mountaineer, economist and public administrator

Zdeněk Hrubý (8 August 1956 – 8 August 2013) was a Czech mountaineer, economist and public administrator. Hrubý climbed eight eight-thousanders and was one of the most successful Czech mountaineers of his era.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Zdeněk Hrubý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 9, 1956, died Aug 8, 2013.1

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Career

Occupation: mountaineer, official, economist.4

Hrubý studied cybernetics at Czech Technical University in Prague and later economics in Germany and England. After graduation, he had a successful career in education and administration.

From 2002 to April 2005, he was a Czech deputy minister of finance, responsible for EU integration and the coordinator of EU aid. He additionally served as a government representative for meetings of the International Monetary Fund, and as member of the board of directors of Český Telecom.

At the time of his death, he was the chairman of the Czech Mountaineering Association, a teacher in the Faculty of Social Science of Charles University in Prague, and a visiting professor for Australian National University.

Outside of climbing, he pursued 100 hour skiing races and ultramarathons.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zdeněk Hrubý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornAug 9, 1956, Uherské Hradiště5
  • DiedAug 8, 2013, Karakoram6
  • CitizenshipCzech Republic7

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