George Everest
Welsh surveyor and geographer (1790–1866)
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George Everest was a Welsh surveyor and geographer who lived from 1790 to 1866 and is remembered as a major figure in mapping and measuring the Earth's geography. The world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest, was named in his honor, reflecting his significant contributions to geographic knowledge and surveying.
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- 1790-07-04
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- 1866-12-01
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Sir George Everest (/ˈiːvrɪst/, EEV-rist; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843.
After a military education, Everest joined the East India Company and arrived in India at the age of 16. He was eventually made an assistant to William Lambton on the Great Trigonometric Survey, and replaced Lambton as superintendent of the survey in 1823. Everest was largely responsible for surveying the meridian arc from the southernmost point of India north to Nepal, a distance of about 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi), a task that took from 1806 to 1841 to complete. He was made Surveyor General of India in 1830, retiring in 1843 and returning to England.
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