Howard Somervell (1890-1975) was a member of the British expeditions to Mount Everest in1922 and 1924. In 1922 he reached 26,985 feet (8227 m) and in 1924 accompanied Norton as high as 28,000 feet (8530 m). Following graduation from Cambridge, Somervell he became a surgeon and served in World War I. He was said to have been compassionate, brilliant, and versatile. As well as being a highly respected climber, he was a talented landscape painter and musician, who found a close friend in Mallory. After the 1922 expedition, Somervell worked for nearly 40 years as a missionary doctor in South India before retiring to the English Lake District.