Ernest Thompson Seton
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Ernest Thompson Seton was a British-born American naturalist, wildlife artist, and author whose woodcraft and youth-education ideas helped shape the early Boy Scouts movement in North America.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
illustrator
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person ⓘ wildlife artist ⓘ youth leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Wolf
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Chief ⓘ |
| birthName | Ernest Evan Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Seton Village, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coFounded | Boy Scouts of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-08-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-10-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Art Students League of New York
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Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
wildlife
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woodcraft ⓘ youth education ⓘ |
| founded | Woodcraft Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animal stories
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children's literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Boy Scouts of America program
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Scouting movement in North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Native American lore ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Woodcraft movement
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early Boy Scouts movement in North America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Animal Heroes
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Lives of the Hunted NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Little Savages NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Animals I Have Known NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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lecturer ⓘ naturalist ⓘ painter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | South Shields, County Durham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Seton Village, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the founding committee of the Boy Scouts of America
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Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker family background ⓘ |
| residence |
Canada
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New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
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Julia Moss Buttree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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