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George Lowe

New Zealand mountain climber and explorer · New Zealand · Historical Figures · Lived 1924 to 2013 · aged 89

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Wallace George Lowe, known as George Lowe, was a New Zealand-born mountaineer, explorer, film director and educator.

A life in dates

2013Died20 March 20131997Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritAward1958Polar MedalAward1954Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1924Born15 January 1924

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Awards

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit1997
Polar Medal1958
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1954
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

About this person

Wallace George Lowe, known as George Lowe, was a New Zealand-born mountaineer, explorer, film director and educator. He was the last surviving member of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition, during which his friend Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first known people to summit the world's highest peak.

Country
New Zealand
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2013 · aged 89

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