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Author Bio

4612: Autobiography of John Macoun, M.A. Canadian explorer and naturalist, assistant director and naturalist to the Geological Survey of Canada, 1831-1920: A memorial volume . 1922.
Seton, Ernest Thompson (1860-1946.)
1860-1946. Born Ernest Evan Thompson in South Shields, Durham, England; family moved to Lindsay, Ontario area, 1866; family lived in Toronto, 1870-1879; apprenticed in Toronto portrait studio; moved to England for art training, 1879; moved to Carberry, Manitoba, 1882; adopted Seton ancestral name and moved to U.S., 1898; organized Woodcraft Indian youth movement, 1902; took Indian name "Black Wolf"; involved in founding Boy Scouts of America; worked as illustrator for several publishers and as naturalist for Government of Manitoba; wrote a number of children's and nature books, as well as articles. See also work under name Ernest E. Thompson.

Other authors of Peel 4612

  • Macoun, John (1832-1920.) [info].
  • Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club .