EVEREST, George
EVEREST, George. Gwerndale near Brecon, Wales 4.6.1790 — London 1.12.1866. Sir. British (Welsh) Colonial Officer (Military Engineer) and Geographer in India. Eponymous for Mount Everest. Son of Tristram E., educated at the military schools of Great Marlow and Woolwitch. Came to India as cadet in 1806 and served in Bengal…