The Lord Baden-Powell | |
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Founder of Scouting
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Nickname(s) | B-P |
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22 February 1857 Paddington, London, England, UK |
Died |
8 January 1941 (aged 83) Nyeri, Kenya |
Buried at | St. Peter's Cemetery, Nyeri, Kenya (0°25′08″S 36°57′00″E / 0.418968°S 36.950117°E) |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1876–1910 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
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Other work | Founder of the international Scouting Movement; writer; artist |
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Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM GCMG GCVO KCB DL (/ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊ.əl/ BAY-dən POH-əl) (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a British Army officer, writer, author of Scouting for Boys which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement, founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association and founder of the Girl Guides.