Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 06, 1930
Died
May 06, 2023
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Credits
6 titles
Tom Hornbein
Biography
Thomas Frederic Hornbein was an American mountaineer and anesthesiologist who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge; the Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. On top of his mountaineering achievements, Hornbein was a professor of anesthesiology and physiology at the University of Washington.
