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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Longstaff, Tom (1875-1964), doctor, explorer and mountaineer
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Dates of existence
1875-1964
History
Dr Tom Longstaff was a member of the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition, serving as medical officer.
Tom Longstaff was the first person to climb a summit of over 7,000 metres in elevation, Trisul, in the India/Pakistan Himalayas in 1907. He also made ... »
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Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography