Jacques Balmat

Jacques Balmat, called Balmat du Mont Blanc (1762–1834) was a mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide, born in the Chamonix valley in Savoy. He is known for the first ascent of Mont Blanc with medical doctor Michel-Gabriel Paccard on 8 August 1786.

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Who was born first?

• Jacques Balmat and Lachlan Macquarie were born the same year
• Jacques Balmat was born 2 years before John Barrow
• Jacques Balmat was born 2 years before Alexander Mackenzie
• Jacques Balmat was born 2 years before Nikolai Rezanov
• Jacques Balmat was born 2 years after Ferdinand Bauer

Timeline

1. Ferdinand BauerJanuary 20, 1760 – March 17, 1826
2. Jacques Balmat (this page)January 19, 1762 – September 1834
3. Lachlan MacquarieJanuary 31, 1762 – July 1, 1824
4. Alexander Mackenzie1764 – March 12, 1820
5. John BarrowJune 19, 1764 – November 23, 1848
6. Nikolai RezanovMarch 28, 1764 – February 17, 1807

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