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ANNIE SMITH, an American mountain climber, born in Providence, R.
I. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1878. She studied archæology in Athens and for several years taught in preparation schools. She was also professor of Latin in Purdue University and of Smith College. In 1895 she climbed the Matterhorn and several other difficult peaks in Europe. She also climbed several of the highest mountains in Central and South America. She made explorations in Peru and climbed the highest peak of the Raura Range.
In 1908 she succeeded in ascending Mt.
Huascaran, Peru, the highest point in America yet attained by any American.
She also climbed several other mountains in Peru which have never before been ascended. She is a prolific writer and her works include "A Search for the Apex of America" (1911); "The South American Tour" (1914). She has received many medals from foreign countries and is a member of the Royal Geographic Society.