Acting
Tom Hornbein
- Born
- Sep 6, 1930 · Aged 92
- Died
- May 6, 2023
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 6
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (2)
- Thomas Frederic Hornbein
- Thomas 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.
