Edmund Hillary
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Explorers
- Curriculum: Australian/New Zealand History
Article abstract: Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first men to reach the top of Mount Everest. Hillary also was the first man to drive a land vehicle across Antarctica to the South Pole.
Early Life
Edmund Percival Hillary was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 20, 1919. He was the son of Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Clark Hillary, who had a daughter older than Edmund, and who would later have a second son. Like many New Zealanders, Hillary’s parents had their roots in England. On his mother’s side, Edmund’s...
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