Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen Scientist

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen FRS FZS FRGS MBOU (6 July 1834 – 2 December 1923), known until 1854 as Henry Haversham Austen, was an English topographer, geologist, naturalist and surveyor.He explored the mountains in the Himalayas and surveyed the glaciers at the base of K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, and the geographer Kenneth Mason called Godwin-Austen "probably the greatest mountaineer of his day".

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Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen
Birth dateJuly 06, 1834
Birth place
Devon , Teignmouth
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of deathDecember 02, 1923
Education
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

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