Walter Parry Haskett Smith
Rock climber
About Walter Parry Haskett Smith
Lived 1859 – 1946 (aged 86). Walter Parry Haskett Smith was a British rock climber.
Walter Parry Haskett Smith (28 August 1859 – 11 March 1946) was an English barrister-at-law, athlete, traveller and pioneer rock climber.
Background
Born in Bognor Regis, England, he was the second son of the landowner Haskett Smith (1813–1895) of Goudhurst and his wife Anne nee Davies; the cricketer Algernon Haskett-Smith was his elder brother. He was educated at Eton College where he excelled at athletics. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1879, graduating B.A. in 1882 and M.A. in 1887. At Oxford he attained a long jump unofficial world record of .
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Who was Walter Parry Haskett Smith?
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Walter Parry Haskett Smith was born on 28 August 1859 in Kent.
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Walter Parry Haskett Smith died on 11 March 1946 in Poole.
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Walter Parry Haskett Smith was a rock climber.
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Walter Parry Haskett Smith was British.
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