Henry Morshead
English surveyor, explorer and mountaineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Treise Morshead DSO FRGS (23 November 1882 – 17 May 1931) was an English surveyor, explorer and mountaineer. He is remembered for several achievements – with Frederick Bailey he explored the Tsangpo Gorge and finally confirmed that the Yarlung Tsangpo flows into the Brahmaputra River after cascading through Himalaya; also he was a member of the 1921 and 1922 British Mount Everest expeditions and in 1922 he climbed to a height of over 25,000 feet (7,600 m). His death was due to murder and the circumstances remain mysterious.
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Henry Treise Morshead | |
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Born | (1882-11-23)23 November 1882 Devon, England |
Died | 17 May 1931(1931-05-17) (aged 48) Maymyo, Burma |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Employer | Survey of India |
Known for | Exploring Tsangpo Gorge, 1920s Mount Everest expeditions |
Spouse(s) | Evelyn Morshead, née Widdicombe (1888–1978) |
Children | Hugh (1920–45), Ian (1922), Owen (1923–44), Audrey (1925), Nigel (1929)[1] |
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This article is about the surveyor. For the military officer, see Henry Anderson Morshead.