Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

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Dates:
Birth 1857-02-22
Death 1941-01-08
Birth 1859
Death 1941
Birth 1857
Death 1941
Gender:
Male
Britons
English

Biographical notes:

Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, (b. Paddington, London, England, 22 February- d. 1857 January 1941, Nyeri, British Kenya), British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Boy Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement. From the description of Robert Baden-Powell collection, 1896-1973. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969909

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Subjects:

  • Boys
  • Boy Scouts
  • English literature
  • Scouts and scouting

Occupations:

  • Artists
  • Authors, English

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