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Seton, Ernest Thompson (sh)




orig. Ernest Evan Thompson also called Ernest E.T. Seton or Ernest Seton-Thompson

born Aug. 14, 1860, South Shields, Durham, Eng.
died Oct. 23, 1946, Seton Village, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.

British-born U.S. naturalist and animal fiction writer.

Seton's family emigrated to Canada from England in 1866. He earned a living for a time as a wild-animal artist, and in 1898 he published his most popular book, the story collection Wild Animals I Have Known. Deeply concerned for the future of the North American prairie, he fought to establish reservations for American Indians and parks for endangered animals. In 1902 he founded the Woodcraft Indians to give children opportunities for nature study. He chaired the committee that established the Boy Scouts of America.