Sir Hugh Munro

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Sir Hugh Munro was a Scottish mountaineer best known for compiling the first comprehensive list of Scotland’s mountains over 3,000 feet, now known as “Munros.”

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Hugh Munro 2
Sir Hugh Thomas Munro 2
Sir Hugh Munro canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish person
human
mountaineer
baronetcyOf Lindertis
birthDate 1856-10-16
birthPlace Lindertis, near Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
causeOfDeath influenza
compiled Munro’s Tables for the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal
first list of Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
deathDate 1919-03-19
deathPlace Tarascon, France
linked to: Tarascon
definedAs mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet without regard to prominence
diedDuring 1918–1919 influenza pandemic
educatedAt Rugby School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Glenalmond
linked to: Glenalmond College
endTimeOfPositionHeld 1896
familyName Munro
fieldOfWork mountain classification
fullName Sir Hugh Thomas Munro
linked to: Sir Hugh Munro
givenName Hugh
hasListNamedAfterHim Munros
linked to: Munro
heritage Angus gentry
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced Scottish hillwalking culture
mountain list compilers worldwide
inspired the modern sport of Munro bagging
knownFor creating the list of mountains now known as the Munros
language English
memberOf Scottish Mountaineering Club
militaryBranch British Army
namesakeOf Munro (Scottish mountain classification)
linked to: Munro
nationality Scottish
notableFor compiling the first comprehensive list of Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet
notableWork Munro’s Tables
linked to: Munro Tables
occupation landowner
mountaineer
soldier
positionHeld President of the Scottish Mountaineering Club
publicationDateOfWork 1891
religion Christianity
residence Lindertis estate, Angus, Scotland
servedIn Second Boer War
startTimeOfPositionHeld 1894
title Baronet
workPublishedIn Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal

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Kirriemuir hasNotablePerson Sir Hugh Munro
Munro notableBearer Hugh Munro
linked to: Sir Hugh Munro
Hugh Munro fullName Sir Hugh Thomas Munro
subject linked to: Munro
linked to: Sir Hugh Munro
Munro (mountain classification) namedAfter Hugh Munro
subject linked to: Munro
linked to: Sir Hugh Munro
Sir Hugh Munro fullName Sir Hugh Thomas Munro
linked to: Sir Hugh Munro