# Howard Somervell

> Theodore Howard Somervell OBE, FRCS was an English surgeon, mountaineer, painter and missionary who was a member of two expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s, and then spent nearly 40 years working as a doctor in India. In 1924 he was awarded an Olympic Gold Medal by Pierre de Coubertin for his achievements in mountaineering (Alpinism).

*English surgeon, mountaineer, painter and missionary (1890-1975)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1890-04-16
- **Died:** 1975-01-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Theodore Howard Somervell OBE, FRCS was an English surgeon, mountaineer, painter and missionary who was a member of two expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s, and then spent nearly 40 years working as a doctor in India. In 1924 he was awarded an Olympic Gold Medal by Pierre de Coubertin for his achievements in mountaineering (Alpinism).

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 48.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Howard Somervell](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Somervell)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11230034)

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