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John Hunt, Baron Hunt
British mountaineer, explorer and army officer (1910-1998)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 22 June 1910
- Died
- 7 November 1998
- Conflict
- World War II
- Place of birth
- Shimla
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Hunt
- Father
- C. E. Hunt
- Mother
- E. H. Crookshank
- Spouse
- Joy Mowbray-Green
- Occupation
- explorer, politician, military personnel, mountaineer, military officer
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords, rector
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order, Founder’s Medal, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Order of the Garter, Knight Bachelor, Livingstone Medal
- educated at
- Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Marlborough College
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- military branch
- British Army
- military, police or special rank
- brigadier
- name in native language
- John Hunt, Baron Hunt
- noble title
- baron
- participant in
- 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
- significant event
- 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
- sport
- mountaineering
- work location
- London
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