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George Everest
Sir George Everest (1790-1866) was the Surveyor-General of India who mapped Mount Everest in 1852.
He was born in Wales.
Sir George pronounced his last name differently to the way in which it has been popularised,
E as in kEy
VER as in VERsion
EST as in ESTablishment
However the popular pronunciation in use is:
EVER as in EVER,
EST as in ESTablishment
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