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Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson August 14, 1860 – October 23, 1946) was a Canadian-American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910.
Ernest Thompson Seton (born Aug. 14, 1860, South Shields, Durham, Eng.—died Oct. 23, 1946, Seton Village, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.) was a naturalist and writer who was an early practitioner of the modern school of animal-fiction writing.
Seton, born Ernest Evan Thompson, was an award-winning wildlife illustrator and naturalist who was also a spell-binding storyteller and lecturer, a best-selling author of animal stories, an expert in Native American Sign language, and an early supporter of the political, cultural, and spiritual rights of First Peoples.
Basic Biography. Ernest Evan Thompson (AKA Ernest Thompson Seton, 1860-1946), born in South Shields, England, immigrated with his parents to a small farming community in Ontario, Canada before his sixth birthday.
Ernest Thompson Seton has 732 books on Goodreads with 10600 ratings. Ernest Thompson Seton’s most popular book is Wild Animals I Have Known (Yesterday's ...
Apr 10, 2008 · Ernest Thompson Seton, author, naturalist, artist (b Ernest Thompson at Shields, Eng 14 Aug 1860; d at Seton Village, Santa Fe, New Mexico 23 Oct 1946). Seton is remembered for his part in the creation of a distinctively Canadian literary genre: the realistic animal story.
Jun 7, 2024 · Ernest Thompson Seton was… An author of more than 40 books and countless articles in major magazines. He was a popular lecturer who could hold audiences spellbound with his stories and his unique ability to replicate bird and animal sounds with his own voice.
