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Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, ( BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide/Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement.Educated at Charterhouse School, Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, Baden-Powell successfully defended the town in the Siege of Mafeking. Several of his books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. In August 1907, he held a demonstration camp, the Brownsea Island Scout camp, which is now seen as the beginning of Scouting. Based on his earlier books, particularly Aids to Scouting, he wrote Scouting for Boys, published in 1908 by Sir Arthur Pearson, for boy readership. In 1910 Baden-Powell retired from the army and formed The Scout Association.
The first Scout Rally was held at The Crystal Palace in 1909. Girls in Scout uniform attended, telling Baden-Powell that they were the "Girl Scouts". In 1910, Baden-Powell and his sister Agnes Baden-Powell started the Girl Guide and Girl Scout organisation. In 1912 he married Olave St Clair Soames. He gave guidance to the Scout and Girl Guide movements until retiring in 1937. Baden-Powell lived his last years in Nyeri, Kenya, where he died and was buried in 1941. His grave is a national monument.
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GenderMale
Birthday1857-02-22 (167 years old)
Birth NameRobert Stephenson Smyth Powell
ReligionChristian
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RelationshipsOlave Baden-Powell (1912-01-01 - 1941-01-01)
ChildrenPeter Baden-Powell, Betty Clay, Heather Grace Baden-Powell
FatherBaden Powell
MotherHenrietta Grace Smyth
SiblingsAgnes Baden-Powell, Frank Baden-Powell, Warington Baden-Powell, George Baden-Powell, Baden Baden-Powell
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesPax Hill, United Kingdom, Outspan Hotel, Kenya
Also Known AsLord Robert Baden-Powell
AwardsOrder of the White Lion, Order of the Dannebrog, Order of Orange-Nassau, Order of the Redeemer, Order of Christ, Order of Merit, Hungarian Order of Merit, Bronze Wolf Award, Order of Saint John, Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Order of the Phoenix, Order of the Estonian Red Cross, Silver Buffalo Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Queen's South Africa Medal, Wateler Peace Prize, Silver Wolf Award, Ashanti Star, King's South Africa Medal, British South Africa Company Medal, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion, Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer, Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich, Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII, Estonian Red Cross Order First Class, Commander of the Military Order of Christ
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