Jim Corbett
(1875-1955)

Died aged c. 80

Edward James Corbett CIE VD (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent.He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages of the Kumaon-Garhwal Regions. He authored Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jungle Lore, and other books recounting his hunts and experiences, which enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success. He became an avid photographer and spoke out for the need to protect India's wildlife from extermination.

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Paxtu Home of the founder of the world wide Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements Lord Robert Baden Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB. Baron of Gilwell also remembered as "Hero of the seige of Mafeking" during the Great Boer War in South Africa 1891-1900 This cottage was later occupied by Jim Corbett destroyer of the man eating tigers in central India during the 1920-30C The adjacent museum is dedicated to the Scouting traditions of the world.

Near Outspan Hotel, Nyeri, Kenya where they lived