
George Everest
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 158 years ago |
Date of birth | July 4,1790 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Crickhowell |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | December 1,1866 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Buried | St Andrew's Church, Hove, United Kingdom |
Children | Lancelot Feilding Everest |
Ethel Everest | |
Job | Surveyor |
Geodesist | |
Education | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Royal Military College, Sandhurst | |
Books | Colonel Sir George Everest (1790-1866): A Celebration of the Bicentenary of His Birth, 8 November 1990 at the Royal Geographic Society, London |
A Series of Letters: Addressed to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, As President of the Royal Society, Remonstrating Against the Conduct of That Learned Body | |
Place of burial | St Andrew's Church, Hove, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom |
Siblings | John Everest |
Nationality | British |
Welsh | |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
Niece | Mary Everest Boole |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 500270 |
George Everest Life story
Sir George Everest, CB, FRS, FRAS, FRGS was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. After receiving a military education in Marlow, Everest joined the East India Company and arrived in India at the age of 16.