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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Herzog has received more than 234,951 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Maurice Herzog is the 15th most popular mountaineer (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,772nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,709th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Maurice Herzog ranks 15 out of 45. Before him are Hermann Buhl, Edward Whymper, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Green Boots, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, and Jacques Balmat. After him are Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli, Kurt Diemberger, John Muir, and Matthias Zurbriggen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Maurice Herzog ranks 70. Before him are Valentino Mazzola, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Kiichi Miyazawa, Peter Abrahams, Wolfgang Wagner, and Liberace. After him are Charles Sweeney, François Périer, Merce Cunningham, Licio Gelli, Joe Weider, and George Wallace. Among people deceased in 2012, Maurice Herzog ranks 81. Before him are Scott McKenzie, Hans Werner Henze, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Gore Vidal, Griselda Blanco, and Santiago Carrillo. After him are Galina Vishnevskaya, Neslişah Sultan, Alexis Weissenberg, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Meles Zenawi, and Omar Suleiman.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Herzog ranks 1,772 out of 6,011. Before him are Henri Delaunay (1883), Jacques Ellul (1912), Michelle of Valois (1395), Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848), Ravachol (1859), and Jules Brunet (1838). After him are Jean de Meun (1240), Charles-André van Loo (1705), Louise Abbéma (1853), Eugène Tisserant (1884), Étienne Balibar (1942), and John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425).

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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 Lionel Terray (1921) and Alain Robert (1962).

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