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Maurice Herzog | |
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| Secretary of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 1958–1966 | |
| President | Charles de Gaulle |
| Prime Minister | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | René Billères |
| Succeeded by | François Missoffe |
| Mayor of Chamonix | |
| In office 1968–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1919 Lyon, France |
| Died | 13 December 2012 (aged 93) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France |
| Political party | UNR |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Pierre de Cossé-Brissac (1964–1976) Élisabeth Gamper (1976) |
| Children | Laurent, Félicité, Mathias, Sébastien |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
Maurice André Raymond Herzog (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ɑ̃dʁe ʁemɔ̃ ɛʁzɔɡ]; 15 January 1919 – 13 December 2012)[1][2][3] was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna 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, Annapurna.
- ^ "Maurice Herzog, la mort d'un héros d'après-guerre aux versants contrastés". Le Dauphiné Libéré. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "L'alpiniste et ancien ministre Maurice Herzog est mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Maurice Herzog : la légende et ses failles". Le Monde.fr (in French). 13 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2022.