Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen
English geologist, topographer and surveyor
Died when: 89 years 149 days (1072 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen FRS FZS FRGS MBOU (6 July 1834 – 2 December 1923), known until 1854 as Henry Haversham Austen, was an English topographer, geologist, naturalist and surveyor.
He explored the mountains in the Himalayas and surveyed the glaciers at the base of K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen.
Geographer Kenneth Mason called Godwin-Austen "probably the greatest mountaineer of his day".
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