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Louis Lachenal

1921 - 1955

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Louis Lachenal (17 July 1921 – 25 November 1955), a French climber born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, was one of the first two mountaineers to climb a summit of more than 8,000 meters. On 3 June 1950 on the 1950 French Annapurna expedition, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a height of 8,091 m (26,545 ft). Previously he had made the second ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1947, with Lionel Terray. He died falling into a snow-covered crevasse while skiing the Vallee Blanche in Chamonix. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Lachenal is the 8,965th most popular politician (down from 8,650th in 2019), the 2,577th most popular biography from France (up from 2,598th in 2019) and the 609th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Lachenal ranks 8,965 out of 19,576. Before her are Geraldo Alckmin, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Cynane, Kara Davud Pasha, and Douglas Hyde. After her are Gottfried van Swieten, Joseph Darnand, Géraud Duroc, Anna, Ubol Ratana, and Nicolau dos Reis Lobato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Louis Lachenal ranks 150. Before her are Ann Savage, Abe Vigoda, Ilse Aichinger, Daniel Gélin, Alphonse Massamba-Débat, and Manitas de Plata. After her are Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Malcolm Arnold, Sixto Durán Ballén, Alex Haley, Esther Williams, and Fernando Fernán Gómez. Among people deceased in 1955, Louis Lachenal ranks 70. Before her are Tin Ujević, Konstantin Hierl, Emmett Till, Antanas Merkys, Robert W. Wood, and Reiner Stahel. After her are Carl Milles, Arthur Tansley, Isak Samokovlija, Holger Nielsen, Alexandrina of Balazar, and Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Lachenal ranks 2,577 out of 6,770. Before her are Georges d'Amboise (1460), Jean Eustache (1938), Philippe de La Hire (1640), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), George Cœdès (1886), and Tino Rossi (1907). After her are Joseph Darnand (1897), Géraud Duroc (1772), Odo II, Count of Blois (983), Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), and Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Lachenal ranks 609. Before her are Philip of Milly (1120), Élisabeth Borne (1961), Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (1701), Émile Combes (1835), John I, Duke of Brittany (1217), and Georges d'Amboise (1460). After her are Joseph Darnand (1897), Géraud Duroc (1772), Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), and Pōmare IV (1813).

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