Maurice Herzog — French Athlete born on January 15, 1919, died on December 13, 2012
Maurice Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition... (wikipedia)
