Editing Ernest Thompson Seton (section)

{{Short description|Canadian and American writer and artist (1860–1946)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Ernest Thompson Seton
| image              = Ernest Thompson Seton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left LCCN91784656 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Ernest Thompson Seton in 1901
| birth_name         = Ernest Evan Thompson
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1860|8|14}}
| birth_place        = [[South Shields]], County Durham, England, United Kingdom
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1946|10|23|1860|8|14}}
| death_place        = [[Seton Village, New Mexico|Seton Village]], New Mexico, United States
| other_names        = {{plainlist|
* Ernest Seton-Thompson
* Black Wolf
* Chief
}}
| known_for          = Founder of the [[Woodcraft Indians]] and founding pioneer of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]
| occupation         = Author, wildlife artist
| awards             = {{plainlist|
* [[John Burroughs Medal]] <small>(1927)</small>
* [[Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal]] <small>(1928)</small>
* [[Silver Buffalo Award]]
}}
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* [[Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson|Grace Gallatin]] <small>(m. 1896–1935)</small>
* Julia Moss Buttree
}}
| children           = {{plainlist|
* [[Anya Seton]] (daughter)
* Dee Barber Seton (daughter)
}}
| parents            = {{plainlist|
* Joseph Logan Thompson (father)
* Alice Snowdon Thompson (mother)
}}
| signature          = Signature of Ernest Evan Seaton-Thompson.png
}}

'''Ernest Thompson Seton''' (born '''Ernest Evan Thompson''';<ref>{{cite book |last1=Seton |first1=Ernest Thompson |title=Trail of an Artist-Naturalist |publisher=WindRush Publishers |isbn=978-0-9859097-6-5 |page=7|date=August 2015 }}</ref> August 14, 1860&nbsp;– October 23, 1946) was a Canadian and 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.

Seton also influenced [[Robert Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]], the founder of the [[Scouting]] movement. His writings were published in the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, and the USSR; his notable books related to Scouting include ''The Birch Bark Roll'' and the ''[[Boy Scout Handbook]]''. He incorporated what he believed to be [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] elements into the traditions of the BSA.