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Biography
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, he and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, which was led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988, he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary doctor of the University of Waikato · 2006
- Order of New Zealand · 1987
- honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington · 1970
- Patron’s Medal · 1958
- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations · 1955
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- Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu · 1953
- 1939–45 Star
- Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Livingstone Medal
- New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
- Order of the Garter
- Padma Bhushan
- Padma Vibhushan
- Polar Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
