Henry Morshead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Morshead

English surveyor, explorer and mountaineer

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1882

Place of Birth: Devon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-May-1931

Profession: mountaineer, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henry Treise Morshead (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.