Robert Baden-Powell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM GCMG GCVO KCB (/ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊ.əl/ Baden as in maiden; Powell as in Noel) (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder of the Scout Movement and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association.After having been educated at Charterhouse School in Surrey, 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 military books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. Based on those earlier books, he wrote Scouting for Boys, published in 1908 by Sir Arthur Pearson, for youth readership. In 1907, he held the first Brownsea Island Scout camp, which is now seen as the beginning of Scouting.The first Scout Rally was held at The Crystal Palace in 1909, at which appeared a number of girls dressed in Scout uniform, who told B-P that they were the "Girl Scouts", whereupon B-P and his sister Agnes Baden-Powell formed the Girl Guides Movement. After his marriage on 30 October 1912 to Olave St Clair Soames, Baden-Powell and his wife actively gave guidance to the Scouting and Girl Guiding Movements. Baden-Powell lived his last years in Nyeri, Kenya, where he died and was buried in 1941.
February 22, 1857, Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Died
January 8, 1941, Nyeri, Kenya
Place Of Birth
London, England, UK
Profession
Soundtrack
Education
Charterhouse School
Nationality
British
Spouse
Olave Baden-Powell (m. 1912–1941)
Children
Betty Clay, Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, Heather Grace Baden-Powell
Parents
Baden Powell, Henrietta Grace Smyth
Siblings
Agnes Baden-Powell, Warington Baden-Powell, Baden Baden-Powell, George Baden-Powell, Frank Baden-Powell, Baden Henry Powell, Laetitia Mary Powell, Charlotte Elizabeth Powell, Augustus Baden-Powell, John Penrose Smyth Powell, Henrietta Smyth Powell, Louisa Ann Powell, Jessie Smyth Powell
Awards
Ashanti Star, British South Africa Company Medal, Order of Merit, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the Bath
Older brother of Agnes Baden-Powell who helped him create the female version of the Boy Scouts, the Girl Guides.
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Was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939, however, the Nobel committee ultimately decided not to issue the award to anyone that year because of the start of World War II.
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Inspiration for The World Scouting Movement.
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Inspiration for the Boy Scouts of America.
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Started the Boy Scouts of England with the intent of training boys in survival and outdoors skills.
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Commanded the British Army during WWI.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boy Scouts to the Rescue
1917
Robert Baden-Powell
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boardwalk Empire
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Woodpigeon Patrol
1930
Himself
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1928
Short
Himself
Boys of the Otter Patrol
1918
Himself
Opening of the Drill Hall in Accrington by General Baden-Powell