Lieutenant General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell 1857 Lieutenant general robert stephenson smyth baden powell, 1st baron baden powell, om, gcmg, gcvo, kcb, kstj, dl ( ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl bay dən poh əl; [4] 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. Recent news. robert baden powell, 1st baron baden powell (born february 22, 1857, london, england—died january 8, 1941, nyeri, kenya) was a british army officer who became a national hero for his 217 day defense of mafeking (now mafikeng) in the south african war of 1899–1902. he later became famous as the founder in 1908 of the boy scouts.
Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell 1st Baron 1857 1941 For the main characteristic of scouting invented by baden powell is to educate children and young people of all races, languages, cultures, religions and social conditions, to become – contrarily to the soldiers whom he trained – “scouts of peace”, that is to say happy men and women, useful, active, at the outposts of existence. Robert baden powell was born robert stephenson smyth powell on february 22, 1857 in his parents' house in london, england. his father, professor h.g. baden powell was a vicar and a professor of natural science. his mother, henrietta smyth, was professor baden powell 's third wife. the couple had seven living children together, of whom robert. Lieutenant general robert stephenson smyth baden powell, 1st baron baden powell, om gcmg gcvo kcb dl (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. Robert stephenson smyth, 1st baron baden powell, (born feb. 22, 1857, london, eng.—died jan. 8, 1941, nyeri, kenya), british army officer and founder of the boy scouts and girl guides (later girl scouts; see scouting). he was noted for his use of observation balloons in warfare in africa (1884–85). in the south african war, he became a.
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