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January 10, 2007 (96 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on June 7
Born in 1910
Gemini named Bradford
Explorers from Massachusetts
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First name Bradford
Henry Bradford Washburn, Jr. was an American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer. He established the Boston Museum of Science, served as its director from 1939–1980, and from 1985 until his death served as its Honorary Director. Bradford married Barbara Polk in 1940, they honeymooned in Alaska making the first ascent of Mount Bertha together. Washburn is especially noted for exploits in four areas. • He was one of the leading American mountaineers in the 1920s through the 1950s, putting up first ascents and new routes on many major Alaskan peaks, often with his wife, Barbara Washburn, one of the pioneers among female mountaineers and the first woman to summit Denali. • He pioneered the use of aerial photography in the analysis of mountains and in planning mountaineering expeditions. His thousands of striking black-and-white photos, mostly of Alaskan peaks and glaciers, are known for their wealth of informative detail and their artistry.
BornHenry Bradford Washburn, Jr, June 7, 1910, Cambridge, MA
DiedJanuary 10, 2007 (age 96)
Alma materHarvard University
Spouse(s)Barbara Washburn

About Bradford Washburn

Explorer Bradford Washburn was born in Massachusetts, United States on June 7, 1910. He dies at the age of 96, on January 10, 2007.

Known for surveying, measuring, and photographing some of the world's tallest summits.

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Bradford Washburn before becoming famous

Bradford Washburn was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1910 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At the age of 11, he performed his first successful ascent on Mount Washingon, a 6,200-foot peak in New Hampshire. He conquered the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc by the age of 16.

Achievement of Bradford Washburn

From the doorway of his little plane, he photographed some mountain summits and climbed others with his 53-pound camera.

Bradford Washburn's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Barbara Washburn, his wife, was the first woman to summit Denali. Together, they have three children and nine grandchildren.

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Years after mountaineers like Mountain Climber Sir Edmund Hillary ascended Everest, he launched a surveying mission to ascertain how far up the top the peak actually was.

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Bradford Washburn Income & Net worth

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