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Henry de Ségogne
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30 Apr 1901
† 07 Dec 1979
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Biography
Henry de Ségogne (born April 30, 1901 in Paris and died in the same city on December 7, 19791) was a mountaineer (including leader of the first French expedition to the Himalayas in 1936), senior civil servant (Council of State, Commissioner General for the tourism) and a pioneer in the protection of landscape and cultural heritage in France. He is the son of Georges de Ségogne, lawyer at the Council of State and at the Court of Cassation, Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1921 and Valentine Hers...
Also Known As
Henri de Ségogne, Henry Marie Joseph de Ségogne

