Donald Ferlys Wilson Baden-Powell
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Donald Ferlys Wilson Baden-Powell (5 October 1897 - 1973), son of Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell, was a geologist
who taught geology
and palaeolithic archaeology
at the University of Oxford
.
When his father,Sir George Baden-Powell died in 1898,his uncle, R.S.S. Baden-Powell,became a kind of a fathers figure. Donald attended the first experimental scout camp at Brownsea Island in August 1907 as well as the scout camp at Humshaugh in 1908.
In 1912 he attended his uncle on a combined vacation and fishing trip to Norway.They stayed at the litle farm named Finstad near to Atna Bridge for 6 days,1-6 September 1912, exploring and fishing in the river Atna.
He was educated in 1917 at Oriel College, University of Oxford, later attaining a Masters of Arts (1925) and Bachelor of Science
(1926) at the same university.
He married Muriel Jane Thomson Duncan on 25 October 1924 and they had two sons, David Duncan Baden-Powell (1926–1939) and Francis Robert Baden-Powell (b. 16 September 1929). Francis established in 1975 the Donald Baden-Powell Quaternary
Research Centre in Oxford
.
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
who taught geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and palaeolithic archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
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When his father,Sir George Baden-Powell died in 1898,his uncle, R.S.S. Baden-Powell,became a kind of a fathers figure. Donald attended the first experimental scout camp at Brownsea Island in August 1907 as well as the scout camp at Humshaugh in 1908.
In 1912 he attended his uncle on a combined vacation and fishing trip to Norway.They stayed at the litle farm named Finstad near to Atna Bridge for 6 days,1-6 September 1912, exploring and fishing in the river Atna.
He was educated in 1917 at Oriel College, University of Oxford, later attaining a Masters of Arts (1925) and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(1926) at the same university.
He married Muriel Jane Thomson Duncan on 25 October 1924 and they had two sons, David Duncan Baden-Powell (1926–1939) and Francis Robert Baden-Powell (b. 16 September 1929). Francis established in 1975 the Donald Baden-Powell Quaternary
Quaternary
The Quaternary Period is the most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the ICS. It follows the Neogene Period, spanning 2.588 ± 0.005 million years ago to the present...
Research Centre in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
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