Ernest Thompson Seton

Ernest Thompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton in 1901
Born
Ernest Evan Thompson

(1860-08-14)August 14, 1860
South Shields, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
DiedOctober 23, 1946(1946-10-23) (aged 86)
Seton Village, New Mexico, United States
Other names
  • Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • Black Wolf
  • Chief
Occupation(s)Author, wildlife artist
Known forFounder of the Woodcraft Indians and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America
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Parents
  • Joseph Logan Thompson (father)
  • Alice Snowdon Thompson (mother)
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Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson[1] August 14, 1860 – October 23, 1946) was a Canadian and American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910.

Seton also influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement. His writings were published in the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, and the USSR; his notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and the Boy Scout Handbook. He incorporated what he believed to be American Indian elements into the traditions of the BSA.

  1. ^ Seton, Ernest Thompson (August 2015). Trail of an Artist-Naturalist. WindRush Publishers. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-9859097-6-5.