# Henry Morshead

> Henry Treise Morshead 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.

*English surveyor, explorer and mountaineer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1882-11-23
- **Died:** 1931-05-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Henry Treise Morshead 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.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 47.5
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Henry Morshead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morshead)
- [Henry Morshead](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morshead)
- [Henry Morshead](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morshead)
- [Морсхед, Генри Трейс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%B4%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17512938)

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