Daniel Carter Beard

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Daniel Carter Beard was an American illustrator, author, and youth leader who helped popularize outdoor education and co-founded the Boy Scouts of America.

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instanceOf Scouting pioneer
human
illustrator
youth leader
awardReceived Silver Buffalo Award NERFINISHED
burialPlace Brick Church Cemetery, Spring Valley, New York, United States NERFINISHED
coFounderOf Boy Scouts of America NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood Home NERFINISHED
Daniel Carter Beard Bridge NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1850-06-21
dateOfDeath 1941-06-11
educatedAt Wabash College NERFINISHED
familyName Beard NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork children’s literature
illustration
outdoor education
youth education
founderOf Boy Pioneers of America NERFINISHED
Sons of Daniel Boone NERFINISHED
fullName Daniel Carter Beard NERFINISHED
givenName Daniel NERFINISHED
knownFor helping establish the Boy Scouts of America
integrating woodcraft and frontier skills into youth programs
popularizing outdoor education for boys in the United States
movement Scouting NERFINISHED
notableWork Boat-Building and Boating NERFINISHED
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties NERFINISHED
The American Boy’s Handy Book NERFINISHED
The Field and Forest Handy Book NERFINISHED
The Jack of All Trades NERFINISHED
The Outdoor Handy Book NERFINISHED
occupation author
engineer
illustrator
magazine editor
social reformer
youth leader
placeOfBirth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Suffern, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Honorary Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America
National Scout Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Flushing, Queens, New York, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling James Henry Beard NERFINISHED
spouse Lillie Langdon Beard NERFINISHED

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The American Boy’s Handy Book author Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Pioneers of America founder Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Pioneers of America notableMember Daniel Carter Beard