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About Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer 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, 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.
Everything about Edmund Hillary →- Occupation
- Q11900058, Q12362622, Q852389, Q193391
- Position held
- Q30301456
- Citizenship
- Q664
- Born
- July 20, 1919
- Died
- January 11, 2008