Biography
Maurice André Raymond Herzog (15 January 1919 – 13 December 2012) was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition, Annapurna.
Filmography
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self 8
Movies 7
TV Shows 2
Writer 1
Self (archive footage)
On ne marche qu'une fois sur la lune (2014)
Movie
Writer
Refuges (1963)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Victory over Annapurna (1953)
Movie
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GenderMale
Birthday1919-01-15
Deathday2012-12-13 (93 years old)
Birth NameMaurice André Raymond Herzog
Birth PlaceLyon, France
SpouseMarie-Pierre de Cossé Brissac
ChildrenBenjamin Herzog, Laurent Herzog, Félicité Herzog
SiblingsGérard Herzog
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsPrix Ève Delacroix, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945
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