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Mount Everest
Mount Everest peak, 29,035 ft (8,850 m) high, on the border of Tibet and Nepal, in the central Himalayas. It is the highest elevation in the world. Called Chomolungma or Qomolangma [Mother Goddess of the Land] by Tibetans and Sagarmatha [head of the sea] by Nepalis, it is named in English for the... Read more |
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Edmund Hillary
E DMUNDH ILLARY Born: July 20, 1919 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealander explorer and mountaineer Edmund Hillary was one of the greatest explorers and mountaineers of the twentieth century. His conquest of Mount Everest and the South Pole inspired... Read more |
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Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary 1919-2008, New Zealand mountain climber and explorer. He went on many mountain-climbing expeditions before 1953, when he and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal were the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest . He was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1958, leading... Read more |
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Die Geschopfe des Prometheus
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Sir Edmund de Mortimer
Sir Edmund de Mortimer 1376-1409, English nobleman; youngest son of Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March. In 1398 when young Edmund, the 5th earl, nephew of Sir Edmund, succeeded to the title while still a minor, Sir Edmund became the most powerful representative of his family. He supported the... Read more |
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Edmund Sir Andros
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Adele
Adele ♀ From French Adèle, an ancient name popular in medieval Europe because of the fame of a 7th-century saint, a daughter of the Frankish king Dagobert II. It is of Germanic origin, from adal ‘noble’ (a short form of a two-element name such as Adelheid; see Adelaide).... Read more |
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Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) was a well-known Nepalese mountaineer who set a record in 1952 by climbing 28,215 feet of Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. The following year he and Edmund Hillary became the first persons to reach its summit. Tenzing Norgay was born... Read more |
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Sir John de Hawkwood
Sir John de Hawkwood d. 1394, English soldier. He fought in the French wars of Edward III and was knighted, although it is not known when or where. With his "white company" of mercenaries, he entered (1362) Italy and became a condottiere . He served sometimes one republic, sometimes another,... Read more |
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Everest's conqueror Edmund Hillary dies at 88; Pioneer: Sir Edmund Hillary...
...McDermott, Daniel Bates SIR Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Mount Everest, died lastnight...theunassuming Sir Edmund, at the time a...All this and Everest too' was the ... |
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Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mount Everest, dies at the age of 88
...shattered-looking Edmund Hillary, descending Everest with his partner Sherpa...Tuakau, New Zealand, Edmund Percival Hillary was...1951. He joined in Everest reconnaissance expeditions...to the attention of ... |
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Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealander who was first to climb to top of Mount...
...renowned adventurer and Mount Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary, who died a day earlier. Clark...New Zealand public who admired Sir Edmund so much," Clark said. "I...decades after his ascent of Mount Everest. ... |
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We looked round in wonder. To our immense satisfaction we realised we had...
...today after the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Mount Everest. The 88-year-old shot...prime minister, said Sir Edmund, who preferred to be called...not only 'knocked off' Everest but lived ... |
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We looked round in wonder. To our immense satisfaction we realised we had...
...today after the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Mount Everest. The 88-year-old shot...prime minister, said Sir Edmund, who preferred to be called...not only 'knocked off' Everest but lived ... |
 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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Humble conqueror of Everest and 'quintessential Kiwi' dies at 88.(News)
...shattered-looking Edmund Hillary, descending Everest with his partner Sherpa...Tuakau, New Zealand, Edmund Percival Hillary was...1951. He joined in Everest reconnaissance expeditions...to the attention of ... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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EVEREST IN PEACE; First conqueror of the world's highest mountain dies aged...
Byline: By John Ferguson SIR Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Everest, has died aged 88. The legendary...climb the 29,000-foot Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay...are with Lady Hillary, Sir ... |
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Hero lost out on great moment due to camera skills
...your report on the death of famous Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary ("Everest legend Hillary dies" - NST, Jan 12). Hillary and Sherpa...childhood heroes. When they ... |
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First conqueror of Everest dies at 88
...WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one...being the first man atop Everest long after the death...arm on the summit of Everest on May 29, 1953. ... |
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Hunt, conqueror of Everest, dies
...first team to conquer Everest, has died aged 88...coronation" expedition to Everest, which reached the...attempt the mountain.Edmund Hillary, of New Zealand...The conquest of Everest was an early landmark...The adventurer ... |
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