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'''Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell''' OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February | '''Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell''' OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February 1857 ; 8 January [[1941]]), also known as '''B-P''', was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army, writer, and founder of the [[Scouting]] movement. | ||
After having been 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 city in the [[Siege of Mafeking]]. He started writing books on military topics in order to better train soldiers. Several of his military books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. | After having been 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 city in the [[Siege of Mafeking]]. He started writing books on military topics in order to better train soldiers. Several of his military books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. | ||
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Boys and girls spontaneously formed [[Troop|Scout troops]] and the [[Scouting]] movement had inadvertently started, first a national, and soon an international obsession. The Scouting movement was to grow up in friendly parallel relations with the Boys' Brigade. A rally for all Scouts was held at Crystal Palace in London in 1909, at which Baden-Powell discovered the first [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Scouts]]. The [[Scouting|Girl Guides]] movement was subsequently founded in 1910 under the auspices of Baden-Powell's sister, Agnes Baden-Powell. Baden-Powell' friend, [[Juliette Gordon Low]], was encouraged by him to bring the movement to America, where she founded the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]. | Boys and girls spontaneously formed [[Troop|Scout troops]] and the [[Scouting]] movement had inadvertently started, first a national, and soon an international obsession. The Scouting movement was to grow up in friendly parallel relations with the Boys' Brigade. A rally for all Scouts was held at Crystal Palace in London in 1909, at which Baden-Powell discovered the first [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Scouts]]. The [[Scouting|Girl Guides]] movement was subsequently founded in 1910 under the auspices of Baden-Powell's sister, Agnes Baden-Powell. Baden-Powell' friend, [[Juliette Gordon Low]], was encouraged by him to bring the movement to America, where she founded the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]. | ||
In 1920, the [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] took place in | In 1920, the [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] took place in Olympia, and Baden-Powell was acclaimed [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of the World. Baden-Powell was made a hereditary [[Baronet]] in 1922 and was created ''Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell, Co. Essex'', on 1929-09-17, [[Gilwell Park]] being the International Scout Leader training centre. After receiving this honour, Baden-Powell mostly styled himself ''Baden-Powell of Gilwell''. | ||
In 1929, during the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]], he received as a present a new car, which happened to be a [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]]. This car was soon nicknamed [[Swiss roll|Jam-Roll]]. He also received an [[Eccles]] | In 1929, during the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]], he received as a present a new car, which happened to be a [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]]. This car was soon nicknamed [[Swiss roll|Jam-Roll]]. He also received an [[Eccles]] Caravan, which was nicknamed [[Eccles Cake]], so the Scouts attending the event were treated with a Jam-Roll towing an Eccles Cake. This combination well served the Baden-Powells in their further travels around Europe. Baden-Powell also had a positive impact on improvements in youth education. Under his dedicated command the world Scouting movement grew. By 1922 there were more than a million Scouts in 32 countries; by 1939 the number of Scouts was in excess of 3.3 million. | ||
[[February 22]], the joint birthday of Robert and Olave Baden-Powell, is marked as [[World Thinking Day|Founder's Day]] by Scouts and [[Thinking Day]] by Guides to remember and celebrate the work of the Chief Scout and Chief Guide of the World. | [[February 22]], the joint birthday of Robert and Olave Baden-Powell, is marked as [[World Thinking Day|Founder's Day]] by Scouts and [[Thinking Day]] by Guides to remember and celebrate the work of the Chief Scout and Chief Guide of the World. | ||
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The [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the [[World Scout Committee]] for exceptional services to world Scouting, was first awarded to Baden-Powell by a unanimous decision of the then ''International Committee'' on the day of the institution of the Bronze Wolf in Stockholm in 1935. He was also the first recipient of the [[Silver Buffalo Award]] in 1926, the highest award conferred by the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. | The [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the [[World Scout Committee]] for exceptional services to world Scouting, was first awarded to Baden-Powell by a unanimous decision of the then ''International Committee'' on the day of the institution of the Bronze Wolf in Stockholm in 1935. He was also the first recipient of the [[Silver Buffalo Award]] in 1926, the highest award conferred by the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. | ||
In 1931, Major | In 1931, Major Frederick Russell Burnham dedicated [[Mount Baden-Powell (California)|Mount Baden-Powell]] in California to his old Scouting friend from forty years before. Today their friendship is honoured in perpetuity with the dedication of the adjoining peak, [[Mount Burnham]]. | ||
Baden-Powell was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 1939, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided not to award any prize for that year due to the start of World War II. | Baden-Powell was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 1939, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided not to award any prize for that year due to the start of World War II. | ||
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*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17300 The Story of Baden-Powell], by Harold Begbie, at Project Gutenberg | *[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17300 The Story of Baden-Powell], by Harold Begbie, at Project Gutenberg | ||
*[http://www.scoutsbadenpowellstatue.org.uk Baden-Powell statue on Poole Quay to celebrate the centenary of the first ever scout camp on Brownsea Island] | *[http://www.scoutsbadenpowellstatue.org.uk Baden-Powell statue on Poole Quay to celebrate the centenary of the first ever scout camp on Brownsea Island] | ||
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