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Sir Edmund Hillary
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008) was a mountaineer, philanthropist and explorer. Together with Tenzing Norgay, he became the first climber known to have reached the Mount Everest summit on May 29, 1953.
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When did Edmund Hillary get a knighthood?
On 6 June 1953 Hillary was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal the same year and on 6 February 1987 was the fourth appointee to the Order of New Zealand.
Did sir Edmund hillary help tenzing norgay's people and how?
yes, after asending Mt Everest with tenzing norgay he set out to support development for the Sherpa people of the Himalayas
What is Edmund Hillary most famous for?
Edmund Hillary is most famous for being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953
When did Sir Edmund Hillary first get married and who did he get married to?
Sir Edmund Hillary married Louise Mary Rose on 3 September 1953 who soon had three children but one of his chlidren and his wife got killed in a plane crash
How Did Sir Edmund Hillary's wife June die?
Sir Edmund Hillary's second wife, June, is still alive as of June 2014. His first wife, Louise, and their second daughter, Belinda, died in a plane crash in 1975.
What are facts about Sir Edmund Hillary?
how many mountains did sir Edmund Hillary climped?
he did not die while climbing up mount Everest and you could lose oxygenate the higher you go!
Edmund Hillary was a mountain climber and has travelled to Antarctica to climb the mountains overthere. He also served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)
How did Sir Edmund Hillary's wife die?
Sir Ed's first wife died in a plane crash en route to a village in Nepal. His second wife survived him and still lives in New Zealand.
How did sir Edmund Hillary get the sir?
Edmund Hillary was knighted in 1953 in London on his return form climbing Everest becoming a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He became a Member of the Order of New Zealand in 1987 and a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1995.
What is Sir Edmund Hillary's family tree?
sir Edmund hillarys children are Sarah, peter and belinda and that's pretty much all i know of so yea..;. sorry.....=(
What is Sir Edmund Hillary famous for?
Sir Edmund Hillary is most Famous for being the first to successfully fight the conditions on Everest in order to reach the summit. Even though he was accompanied by Sherpa man Tenzing Norgay, Ed has accomplished many other things witch he was more proud of, like setting up schools and health clinics in Nepal, Tenzings homeland. Sir Edmund Hillary was knighted when he arrived back from Nepal.
He also went to the South Pole, which was a great a complishment for and many of great pleasures.
I know that he was from Auckland New Zealand and he was the first to climb the highest mountain in the world, Mt Everest in Nepal along with Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese mountaineer, but does anyone know what else he has done??
When was sir edmond Hilary knighted?
On 6 June 1953 Edmund Hillary was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Who died during the expedition with Edmund Hillary?
During the 1953 Mount Everest expedition there were no deaths.
What motivated Sir Edmund Hillary?
Sir Edmund Hillary was a mountaineer and explorer from New Zealand, and one of the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest. He'd been interested in mountain climbing since his boyhood, and often said that he simply loved the mountains and enjoyed conquering challenges.
How did Sir Edmund Hillary become famous?
Sir Edmond Hilary became famous when he and Sherpa Tensing became the first people to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. :)
The answer is No Sir Edmund Hillary had no brothers or sisters but had three children and his youngest daughter Belinda died in a plane crash along with his first wife Louise but remareid to June!
the idiot who answered this is wrong. Hillary has or had an older sister, June and a younger brother, Rex.
Edmund had three children, Peter, Sarah and Belinda
How old was Edmund Hillary when he died?
Sir Edmund Hillary died at the Auckland Hospital in New Zealand on the 11th of January 2008 aged 88
Where did Sir Edmund Hillary die?
In Auckland in New Zealand in the hospital. He died from heart failiure. Hope that answers your question XD
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Who were Sir Edmund Hillary's parents?
Hillary's parents were Percival and Gertrude (nee Clarke) Hillary.
- Edmund Percival Hillary
- First conqueror of Everest, the worlds highest mountain in May 29, 1953
- Born in Auckland
- Was a beekeeper and amateur mountaineer before conquering Everest
- Was also in the NZ group that became the first vehicle party on land to reach the South Pole, 1958
How long did it take Sir Edmund Hillary to reach the top of Mt Everest?
Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first humans to reach Earth's highest point: the summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas. They reached the top at 11:30 am on 29 May 1953. Hillary was promptly knighted for his feat and in later years led expeditions to the South Pole and to the source of the Yangtze River. He also committed himself to humanitarian work among the Sherpas through his charity, the Himalayan Trust. His books include the Everest memoir High Adventure (1955) and his autobiography Nothing Venture, Nothing Win (1975).
Hillary's face is on the front of the New Zealand five-pound note... He was made an honorary citizen of Nepal in 2003... His first wife and their youngest daughter were killed in a plane crash in Nepal in 1975... Hillary's son Peter is also a climber. Peter reached the summit of Everest in 1990, making them the first father and son to reach the top... News of Hillary's success reached Britain on 2 June, the day of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II... After his death, Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand called Hillary "the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived."
Why did Edmund Hillary climb Mt Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mt. Everest to accomplish one of the last great challenges in mountaineering and to honor the spirit of adventure and exploration. He also sought to test his limits and push the boundaries of what was considered humanly possible in high-altitude climbing.
