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In 1818 George was commissioned into the Royal Artillery and was the assistant to Colonel William Lambton, who had started the Great Trigonometrical Survey of the sub-continent in 1806. When William Lambton died George Everest took over his position and in 1830 he became the Surveyor-General of India.
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What was george mallorys job before he climbed Everest?
he was a School teacher .
What did sir George Everest do?
sir george everest did estimations and calculations on mount everest.
When was George Everest born?
George Everest was born on July 4, 1790.
What is George Everest's birthday?
George Everest was born on July 4, 1790.
Mt Everest was named after?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
When did george Everest get to the top of Everest?
2090
When did sir George everstest discover Mount Everest?
Sir George Everest did not discover Mount Everest. Andrew Waugh was the person who discovered Mount Everest. Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest for all his work he done on mapping India.
Was George Everest successful at climbing mt Everest and coming back down?
If you mean George Everest who after the mountain was named after then he never climbed on Mount Everest.
How old was George Everest when he died?
Are you speaking of Sir George Everest? Mt Everest was named after him in 1865. He died in London in 1866.
Is George Everest who discovered the Mount Everest still alive?
George Everest was born in 1790 and died in 1866 aged 76.
Who descovered mount everest?
George Everest discovered Mount Everest in 1852.
Why is George's last name Everest?
George's last name is Everest because that was his parents surname.
