Ernest Thompson Seton

The source records South Shields as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement (1860–1946)

From Wikidata Q505017

Birthplace

South Shields

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Photo credits

• JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Eirian Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Les Hull, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• MSX, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jeremy Bolwell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ian S, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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