George Everest

Sir George Everest (/ˈiːvrɪst/; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a Welsh surveyor and geographer. He was the Surveyor General of India from 1830 through 1843.

George Everest
Born	(1790-07-04)4 July 1790 Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
Died	1 December 1866(1866-12-01) (aged 76) London, Greater London, England
Resting place	St. Andrew's Old Parish Church, Hove, East Sussex, England
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain (1790–1800) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1800–1866)
Known for	Great Trigonometric Survey of India
Scientific career
Fields	Geography

Everest was born on 4 July 1790 in Gwernvale Manor, just west of Crickhowell in Powys. He was baptised in Greenwich.

He was largely responsible for completing the section of the Great Trigonometric Survey of India along the meridian arc from southern India extending north to Nepal, a distance of about 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi). This survey was started by William Lambton in 1806 and it lasted for several decades. In 1865, Mount Everest was named in his honour despite his objections^[1] by the Royal Geographical Society. This enormous peak was surveyed by Everest's successor, Andrew Scott Waugh, in his role as the Surveyor-General of India.

Everest died on 1 December 1866 in London, England. He was 76.^[2]