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Ernest Thompson Seton
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British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement (1860–1946)
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Ernest Thompson Seton, born Ernest Evan Thompson in South Shields in 1860, was a naturalist, writer, screenwriter, and essayist. He held citizenship in the United States and Canada and spoke English. Seton was educated at the Académie Julian and began his work period in 1886, continuing until 1946. He used the pseudonym Thompson-Seton and was married to Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson.
Seton received the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal and the John Burroughs Medal. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His notable works include *Rolf in the woods*, *Krag and Johnny Bear*, and *The Scribner treasury*. An original drawing of a Buffalo cow by Seton is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. He died in Seton Village in 1946.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1860-08-14
- Died
- 1946-10-23
- Works
- 498
Top works
- Original drawing of a Buffalo cow
- The Scribner treasury
- Ḥayot ha-bar asher yadaʻti
- Rolf in the woods
- Krag and Johnny Bear
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
South Shields, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Known for
- Natural World — Clint Youngreen1983
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Ernest Evan Thompson , ( 1860-08-14 ) August 14, 1860, South Shields , County Durham, England, United Kingdom
- Died
- October 23, 1946 (1946-10-23) (aged 86), Seton Village , New Mexico, United States
- Other names
- Ernest Seton-Thompson Black Wolf Chief
- Occupations
- Author, wildlife artist
- Known for
- Founder of the Woodcraft Indians and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America
- Spouses
- Grace Gallatin (m. 1896–1935) Julia Moss Buttree
- Children
- Anya Seton (daughter) Dee Barber Seton (daughter)
- Parents
- Joseph Logan Thompson (father) Alice Snowdon Thompson (mother)
- Awards
- John Burroughs Medal (1927) Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1928) Silver Buffalo Award
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernest
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- South Shields
- Place of death
- Seton Village
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.etsetoninstitute.org
- Image
- Ernest Thompson Seton.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ernest Thompson Seton
- date of birth
- 1860-08-14
- date of death
- 1946-10-23
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- topic's main category
- Category:Ernest Thompson Seton
- birth name
- Ernest Evan Thompson
- Commons Creator page
- Ernest Thompson Seton
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1886-00-00
- pseudonym
- Thompson-Seton
- end of work period
- 1946-00-00
- place of burial
- Seton Village
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Encyclopedic overview
Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson; 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.
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