Michel Croz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Croz

French mountain climber and guide

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1830

Place of Birth: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1865

Profession: mountain guide, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Michel Auguste Croz (22 April 1830 in Le Tour, Chamonix valley – 14 July 1865, on the Matterhorn) was a French mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps during the golden age of alpinism.
He is chiefly remembered for his death on the first ascent of the Matterhorn and for his climbing partnership (as a guide) with Edward Whymper.



Alternative names	?????? ??????; Whymper; Edward J. Whymper
Description	British mountaineer, illustrator, explorer and photographer British mountaineer
Date of birth/death	27 April 1840	16 September 1911
Location of birth/death	London	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Authority control	: Q319974 VIAF: 95214840 ISNI: 0000 0001 0927 2940 ULAN: 500091464 LCCN: n84228331 NLA: 35606214 WorldCat