Maurice Herzog
(1919-2012)
French mountaineer and writer
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Maurice André Raymond Herzog (15 January 1919 – 13 December 2012) was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition.
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15 January 1919 Lyon, France
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13 December 2012 (aged 93) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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