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| ⚫ | '''Michael Phelps Ward''', [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (26 March 1925 – 7 October 2005) was an English [[surgeon]] and an [[expedition medicine|expedition doctor]] on the [[1953 British Mount Everest expedition|1953]] first ascent of [[Mount Everest]] with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|last1=Perrin|first1=Jim|title=Michael Ward|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/27/guardianobituaries.everest|work=The Guardian|date=26 October 2005 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> He argued that the conquest of the mountain was a victory for science since doctors had finally figured out how to cope with the physiological effects of high altitude.<ref name="The Los Angeles Times">{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Valerie J.|title=Michael Ward, 80; Assisted in Everest Climb|url= |
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| ⚫ | '''Michael Phelps Ward''', [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (26 March 1925 – 7 October 2005) was an English [[surgeon]] and an [[expedition medicine|expedition doctor]] on the [[1953 British Mount Everest expedition|1953]] first ascent of [[Mount Everest]] with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|last1=Perrin|first1=Jim|title=Michael Ward|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/27/guardianobituaries.everest|work=The Guardian|date=26 October 2005 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> He argued that the conquest of the mountain was a victory for science since doctors had finally figured out how to cope with the physiological effects of high altitude.<ref name="The Los Angeles Times">{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Valerie J.|title=Michael Ward, 80; Assisted in Everest Climb|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-24-me-ward24-story.html|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=24 October 2005 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> His discoveries a few years earlier in the Royal Geographical Society archives of the Milne-Hink map and unofficial RAF photos of the Everest area helped to make the summit ascent possible.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=Margalit|title=Michael Ward, 80, Doctor on '53 Everest Climb, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/world/europe/michael-ward-80-doctor-on-53-everest-climb-dies.html|work=The New York Times|date=25 October 2005 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He had been on the earlier [[1951 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition]] which pioneered the route used by the 1953 expedition. He was asked by [[Eric Shipton]] to go on the [[1952 British Cho Oyu expedition]], but was completing his national military service and sitting a surgery examination. |
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| ⚫ | He had been on the earlier [[1951 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition]] which pioneered the route used by the 1953 expedition. He was asked by [[Eric Shipton]] to go on the [[1952 British Cho Oyu expedition]], but was completing his national military service and sitting a surgery examination.{{sfn|Gill|2017|p=158}} |
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He was a pioneer in high altitude medicine and physiology, which he researched with [[Griffith Pugh]] on the [[1960-61 Silver Hut expedition]]. |
He was a pioneer in high altitude medicine and physiology, which he researched with [[Griffith Pugh]] on the [[1960-61 Silver Hut expedition]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:23, 9 November 2024
Michael Phelps Ward | |
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| Born | 26 March 1925 London, England |
| Died | 7 October 2005 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | surgeon and mountaineer |
| Known for | Expedition doctor on 1953 British Mount Everest expedition |
| Honours | CBE, Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society |
Michael Phelps Ward, CBE (26 March 1925 – 7 October 2005) was an English surgeon and an expedition doctor on the 1953 first ascent of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.[1] He argued that the conquest of the mountain was a victory for science since doctors had finally figured out how to cope with the physiological effects of high altitude.[2] His discoveries a few years earlier in the Royal Geographical Society archives of the Milne-Hink map and unofficial RAF photos of the Everest area helped to make the summit ascent possible.[3]
He had been on the earlier 1951 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition which pioneered the route used by the 1953 expedition. He was asked by Eric Shipton to go on the 1952 British Cho Oyu expedition, but was completing his national military service and sitting a surgery examination.[4]
He was a pioneer in high altitude medicine and physiology, which he researched with Griffith Pugh on the 1960-61 Silver Hut expedition.
In 1972, he wrote an autobiography In This Short Span covering the first forty years of his life and mountaineering adventures.
He was a supporter of the National Health Service and the East End of London rather than Harley Street. He was a lecturer in Clinical Surgery at the London Hospital Medical College 1975–93, and Consultant Surgeon at St Andrew's Hospital, Bow 1964-93 and Newham Hospital 1983–93.
In 1982, he was awarded the Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society; his citation reading: ‘For high-altitude medical research and leadership of the British Mount Kongur Expedition.’
In 1983, he was appointed a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
He lived most of his life in London, where he wrote numerous articles for mountaineering and medical journals, as well as four books including Everest: A Thousand Years of Exploration (2003).[5]
References
[edit]- Obituary in "The Times" (London) of 17 October 2005; Issue 68520 page 56.
- ^ Perrin, Jim (26 October 2005). "Michael Ward". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (24 October 2005). "Michael Ward, 80; Assisted in Everest Climb". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (25 October 2005). "Michael Ward, 80, Doctor on '53 Everest Climb, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Gill 2017, p. 158.
- ^ Rodway, George W.; Windsor, Jeremy S. "Pioneer of the High Realm : Michael Ward". The Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Hunt, John (1953). The Ascent of Everest. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 29.
- Gill, Michael (2017). Edmund Hillary: A Biography. Nelson, NZ: Potton & Burton. ISBN 978-0-947503-38-3.
