# J. O. M. Roberts

> Lieutenant Colonel James Owen Merion Roberts MVO MBE MC was one of the greatest Himalayan mountaineer-explorers of the twentieth century; a highly decorated British Army officer who achieved his greatest renown as "the father of trekking" in Nepal. His exploratory activities are comparable to those of Eric Shipton and Bill Tilman.

*British mountain climber*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1916-09-21
- **Died:** 1997-11-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Lieutenant Colonel James Owen Merion Roberts MVO MBE MC was one of the greatest Himalayan mountaineer-explorers of the twentieth century; a highly decorated British Army officer who achieved his greatest renown as "the father of trekking" in Nepal. His exploratory activities are comparable to those of Eric Shipton and Bill Tilman.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.5
- **Momentum:** 6.1

## Sources
- [J. O. M. Roberts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._O._M._Roberts)
- [James Owen Merion Roberts](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Owen_Merion_Roberts)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13519074)

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