On 1 December 1866, Sir George Everest, a British geographer and cartographer who served as Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843, died in London. The world’s highest peak was renamed in his honour.
On 1 December 1866, Sir George Everest, a British geographer and cartographer who served as Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843, died in London. The world’s highest peak was renamed in his honour.