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George Everest

English geographer and surveyor, whose name is given to the highest peak in the world
Date of Birth: 04.07.1790
Country: Great Britain

Content:
  1. Biography of George Everest
  2. Early Life and Career
  3. Later Life and Legacy

Biography of George Everest

George Everest, an English geographer and geodesist, was born on July 4, 1790, in Wales.

Early Life and Career

At the age of 16, Everest graduated from military school and was sent to serve in India.

There, he started working in the Survey of India and went on an expedition to the island of Java, where he stayed from 1814 to 1816. He was later transferred back to India. From 1818, he worked with William Lambton on the geodetic survey of India. After years of hard work, Everest significantly improved Indian geodesy and cartography. Under his leadership, the highest mountain peaks of the Himalayas were identified, although their heights were not measured.

Later Life and Legacy

In 1843, already a colon