Howard Somervell
Theodore Howard Somervell OBE, FRCS (16 April 1890 – 23 January 1975) was a British surgeon, mountaineer, painter and missionary who was a member of two expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s, and then spent nearly 40 years working as a doctor in India. In 1924 he was awarded an Olympic Gold Medal by Pierre de Coubertin for his achievements in mountaineering (Alpinism).
Read more about Howard Somervell: Early Life, World War I, First Everest Expedition, Travels in India, Second Everest Expedition, Medical Career, Artist, Death and Commemoration, Awards and Honours
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