| Name(s) |
Edward James "JIM" CORBETT |
| Date of
Birth |
July 25, 1875 in Nainital, India |
| Date of
Death |
April 19, 1955 in Nyeri, Kenya |
|
Identity |
British hunter and
tracker-turned-conservationist, author and naturalist,
famous for hunting a large number of man-eating tigers and leopards
in India.
|
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
He wrote a number of books
on animal conservation. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
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He was a legendary.
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He was a colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently
called upon by the government to kill man-eating tigers and leopards
that were preying on people in the nearby villages of the Garhwal
and Kumaon regions.
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Corbett was also an avid photographer. Later on in life, he played a
key role in creating a national reserve for the endangered Bengal
tiger by using his influence to persuade the provincial government
to establish it.
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| Awards
and Accolades |
He was made a Companion of the Order of
the Indian Empire in the King's 1946
Birthday Honours. |
|
Commemorations |
In 1957 the national park was renamed
Jim Corbett National Park in his honour.
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