Edmund Hillary

Key facts

Born

20 July 1919, Auckland

Died

11 January 2008, Auckland

State of birth

Auckland

Sector

Other sports

Profession

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)

Gender

Male

Biography

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, he and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, which was led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988, he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.

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Timeline

1. 1919Born in Auckland
2. 1953Awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
3. 1953Awarded the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu
4. 1955Awarded the Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
5. 1958Awarded the Patron’s Medal
6. 1970Awarded the honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington
7. 1987Awarded the Order of New Zealand
8. 1995Awarded the Knight of the Garter
9. 2006Awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Waikato
10. 2008Dies in Auckland