Charles Snead Houston

Charles Snead Houston
Born(1913-08-24)August 24, 1913
DiedSeptember 27, 2009(2009-09-27) (aged 96)[1]
EducationHarvard College; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Occupation(s)Physician; Mountaineer; Scientist; Peace Corps Administrator
SpouseDorcas Laidley Tiemeyer (m. 1941)
Children2 daughter Dorcas, Penny, and two sons David and Robin.
Parent(s)Oscar Rempel Houston and Nelly Snead MacDonald

Charles Snead Houston[note 1] (August 24, 1913 – September 27, 2009) was an American physician, mountaineer, high-altitude investigator, inventor, author, film-maker, and former Peace Corps administrator. He made two important and celebrated attempts to climb the mountain K2 in the Karakoram Range.

  1. ^ "Doctor, climber Houston dies at 96". Burlington free Press. 2009-09-30.[permanent dead link]


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