About Maurice Herzog
Maurice André Raymond Herzog 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.
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Awards & Honors
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
Prix Ève Delacroix
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Croix de guerre 1939–1945
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Silver Olympic Order
