Ernest Thompson Seton
Writer, Author
1860 – 1946
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Who was Ernest Thompson Seton?
Ernest Thompson Seton was a British author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America. Seton also influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting. His notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and The Boy Scout Handbook. He is responsible for the appropriation and incorporation of what he believed to be American Indian elements into the traditions of the BSA.
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- Born
- Aug 14, 1860
South Shields - Also known as
- Thompson Seton
- Ernest Seton-Thompson
- Ernest Thompson-Seton
- Ernest Evan Thompson
- Spouses
- Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
(1896 - 1935) - Julia M. Buttree
- Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Lived in
- New Mexico
- Greenwich
- Toronto
- Died
- Oct 23, 1946
Seton Village
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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