What happened to Grichka Bogdanoff? This article covers everything to know about the brother of Igor Bogdanoff, including his death.
Grichka Bogdanoff was a television presenter, producer, and scientific essayist.
People knew him for his prominent cheekbone and chin. Such facial characteristics incited plastic surgery rumors, which he denied.
Grichka spoke multiple languages, including German, French, Russian, and English.
Death: What Happened To Grichka Bogdanoff?
Grichika Bogdanoff passed away on 28 December 2021 due to Covid-19.
Reportedly, he and his brother were in critical condition due to coronavirus, leading to their admission to the intensive care unit of Georges-Pompidou Hospital on 15 December. Furthermore, some sources claim that they weren’t vaccinated.
The French TV personality died surrounded by his family. Hopefully, his soul finds peace. At the time of writing, details on his funeral, including the date and venue, remain unknown.
Grichka Bogdanoff Wife And Family
As for Grickha Bogdanoff’s wife (épouse), reports claim that he was unmarried.
Likewise, he never disclosed his dating history. Since there isn’t any evidence to suggest his marriage, the possibility of him dying a bachelor.
Unlike that, there is plenty of information available on Grichka’s family. The delivery of his identical twin brother, Igor, happened 40 minutes before his.
He was a descendant of a noble Muslim Tatar family which dated back to the early 17th century. One of the mirzas of the household converted to Orthodox Christianity, acquiring the title of a prince with the decree of Tsar Fedor III. However, they failed to exercise their right, and by the end of the 19th century, they lost their position.
Grichka’s parents were Maria Maya Dolores Franzyska Kolowrat-Krakowská and Yuri Mikhaïlovitch Osten-Sacken-Bogdanoff. Likewise, an owner of a castle in South France, his maternal grandmother, Countess Bertha Kolowrat-Krakowská, raised him.
His grandmother of the Bohemi’s noble family married a member of the Austrian Colloredo-Mannsfeld House. However, her affair with Roland Hayes, an African American tenor, led to the birth of Grichka’s mother and eventual divorce from her husband.
In 1927, she moved to the Château de Saint-Lary with Maria. She served as a translator of the Nazis and secretly sheltered Jews on the castle grounds during World War II.
As for his father, he was a Russian painter of Tatar origin.
Grichka Bogdanoff Wikipedia
There is a Wikipedia page dedicated to the Bogdanoff twins. But Grichka doesn’t have one just for himself.
He was born on 29 August 1949 in Saint-Lary, Gers. In 1999, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Burgundy.
Grichka’s television career began as the host of popular science and science fiction programs, including Temps X (Time X). Then in 2002, he and Igor launched Rayons X (X Rays). Likewise, they did a 90-minute cosmology program in August 2004.
Nonetheless, people know him for the Bogdanov affair controversy. Reportedly, he and his brother wrote nonsensical advanced physics papers, which reputable scientific journals published.