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Biography: Hillary, Edmund Percival

Edmund Hillary, 1998

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Edmund Hillary, 1998

By 1998, the elderly Hillary was a revered and loved national figure, as well as being internationally famous. He had received many honours, including membership of the Order of New Zealand, and investiture as a Knight of the Garter.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1998/1195

Photograph by Jo Head

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Shaun Barnett. 'Hillary, Edmund Percival', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28307/edmund-hillary-1998 (accessed 4 June 2026).