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Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt, KG, CBE, DSO (22 June 1910 – 7 November 1998) was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.
Jul 20, 1998 · John Hunt, Baron Hunt (born June 22, 1910, India—died November 7 or 8, 1998, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England) was a British army officer, mountaineer, and explorer who led the expedition on which Edmund (later Sir Edmund) Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain (29,035 feet [8,850 metres ...
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Jul 21, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir John Hunt, the British army officer and mountaineer who led the 1953 British Everest Expedition. Discover his early military career, his love for mountaineering, and his role in the first conquest of the highest peak on Earth.
John Henderson Hunt, Baron Hunt of Fawley, CBE FRCP FRCS FRCGP (3 July 1905 – 28 December 1987) was a British general practitioner (GP) who, in 1952, co-founded the College of General Practitioners.
British army officer, mountaineer, and explorer John Hunt was best known for leading the 1953 expedition in which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain (29,032 feet [8,849 meters]) in the world.
John Joseph Benedict Hunt, Baron Hunt of Tanworth, GCB (23 October 1919 – 17 July 2008) was a British civil servant. Born in Minehead, Somerset to Major A. L. Hunt MC by his wife Daphne (née Ashton Case), he was educated at Downside School and Magdalene College, Cambridge before joining the Civil Service in 1946.
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Nov 7, 1998 · Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt, was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.
