Henry Treise Morshead | |
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 Henry Morshead in 1921 | |
| Born | 23 November 1882 Devon, England |
| Died | 17 May 1931 (aged 48) Maymyo, Burma |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
| Employer | Survey of India |
| Known for | Exploring Tsangpo Gorge, 1920s Mount Everest expeditions |
| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Morshead, née Widdicombe (1888–1978) |
| Children | Hugh (1920–45), Ian (1922), Owen (1923–44), Audrey (1925), Nigel (1929)[1] |
Henry Treise Morshead DSO FRGS (23 November 1882 – 17 May 1931) was an English surveyor, explorer and mountaineer. He is remembered for several achievements – with Frederick Bailey he explored the Tsangpo Gorge and finally confirmed that the Yarlung Tsangpo flows into the Brahmaputra River after cascading through Himalaya; also he was a member of the 1921 and 1922 British Mount Everest expeditions and in 1922 he climbed to a height of over 25,000 feet (7,600 m). His death was due to murder and the circumstances remain mysterious.
- ^ Morshead (1982), p. 4.