What is George Everest?
{{Infobox scientist | name = George Everest | image = GeorgeEverest.jpeg | image_size = 200px | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1790|07|04|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Crickhowell]], [[Powys]], [[Wales]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1866|12|01|1790|07|04|df=yes}} | death_place = [[London]], [[Greater London]], [[England]] | resting_place = St. Andrew's Old Parish Church, [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]], England | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} --> | residence = | citizenship = [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] (1790&ndash;1800)<br />[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] (1800&ndash;1866) | nationality = [[British people|British]] <small>([[Welsh people|Welsh]])</small> | fields = [[Geography]] | workplaces = | alma_mater = | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = [[Great Trigonometric Survey]] of [[India]] | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | spouse = }} '''Sir George Everest''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|v|r|ᵻ|s|t}}; 4 July 1790 &ndash; 1 December 1866) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] surveyor and [[Geography|geographer]]. He was the [[Surveyor General of India]] from 1830 through 1843. Everest was born on 4 July 1790 in [[Gwernvale Manor]], just west of [[Crickhowell]] in [[Powys]]. He was [[Baptism|baptised]] in [[Greenwich]]. H