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Maurice Herzog

1919 - 2012

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Maurice André Raymond Herzog (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ɑ̃dʁe ʁemɔ̃ ɛʁzɔɡ]; 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, Annapurna. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Herzog is the 15th most popular mountaineer (up from 16th in 2019), the 1,770th most popular biography from France (up from 1,783rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Maurice Herzog ranks 15 out of 56. Before him are Wanda Rutkiewicz, Jerzy Kukuczka, Jacques Balmat, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Edward Whymper, and Hermann Buhl. After him are Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, John Muir, and Kurt Diemberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Maurice Herzog ranks 66. Before him are Peter Abrahams, Ryszard Kaczorowski, José Villalonga, Licio Gelli, Charles Sweeney, and Margaret Burbidge. After him are Daniel Bell, Uta Hagen, Lauri Törni, Glafcos Clerides, Wolfgang Wagner, and Kiichi Miyazawa. Among people deceased in 2012, Maurice Herzog ranks 91. Before him are Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Herbert Lom, Paul L. Smith, Gore Vidal, Alexander Arutiunian, and Miguel de la Madrid. After him are Dorothea Tanning, Santiago Carrillo, Meles Zenawi, Warda Al-Jazairia, Estanislau Basora, and Kathryn Joosten.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Herzog ranks 1,770 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Duruflé (1902), Marie-Christine Barrault (1944), Balthasar Gérard (1557), William Farel (1489), Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707), and Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1756). After him are Henri de Régnier (1864), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777), Zénaïde Bonaparte (1801), Louis Le Prince (1841), and Recceswinth (620).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In France

Among mountaineers born in France, Maurice Herzog ranks 2. Before him are Jacques Balmat (1762). After him are Alain Robert (1962), and Lionel Terray (1921).

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