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Edmund Percival Hillary

1919 – 2008

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Wikipedia Summary

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, he and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, which was led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988, he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
July 20, 1919
Auckland
Date of death
January 11, 2008
Auckland
Citizenship

New Zealand

Occupations & fields
explorerphilanthropistbeekeeperdiplomatautobiographermountaineer
Awards & honours
Knight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireKnight of the GarterPolar MedalOrder of Gorkha Dakshina BahuPatron’s MedalPadma Vibhushan
Field and occupation
novozélandský horolezec a objaviteľ
Meaning and origin of the given nameEdmund – name day & statistics
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