DOI Artikel:
Pawlicki, Franciszek: Krzysztof Złotkowski: 1948-2001
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OBITUARY
Krzysztof Ziotkowski
1948-2001
Krzysztof Ziotkowski came to Deir el-Bahari for the first time in 1993 ■ He was supposed to spend
just two months there — repairing the electrical equipment, the construction machines and the light-
ing system in the Temple of Hatshepsut. He ended up returning to the site every season for the next
few years until an incurable illness prevented him from participating in the restoration program of
the Polish-Egyptian joint expedition.
His unquenchable enthusiasm and a truly creative approach to solving various technical problems
turned him into a veritable “man of providence” saving the mission on numerous occasions. Efficient
progress of the building and preservation work was largely dependent on him, as was the smooth tech-
nical functioning of the Metropolitan House, the mission's headquarters at the site. Whenever — too
often — desert conditions turned out to be overtaxing for modern technology, Krzysztof always man-
aged somehow to replace the malfunctioning machinery. His keen eye helped to keep in running con-
dition all the pumps and feeders and crushers that are essential for the production of artificial stone
used in restoration. The list would be very long.
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Krzysztof Ziotkowski
1948-2001
Krzysztof Ziotkowski came to Deir el-Bahari for the first time in 1993 ■ He was supposed to spend
just two months there — repairing the electrical equipment, the construction machines and the light-
ing system in the Temple of Hatshepsut. He ended up returning to the site every season for the next
few years until an incurable illness prevented him from participating in the restoration program of
the Polish-Egyptian joint expedition.
His unquenchable enthusiasm and a truly creative approach to solving various technical problems
turned him into a veritable “man of providence” saving the mission on numerous occasions. Efficient
progress of the building and preservation work was largely dependent on him, as was the smooth tech-
nical functioning of the Metropolitan House, the mission's headquarters at the site. Whenever — too
often — desert conditions turned out to be overtaxing for modern technology, Krzysztof always man-
aged somehow to replace the malfunctioning machinery. His keen eye helped to keep in running con-
dition all the pumps and feeders and crushers that are essential for the production of artificial stone
used in restoration. The list would be very long.
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