<P> Lieutenant - General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden - Powell , 1st Baron Baden - Powell , OM , GCMG , GCVO , KCB , DL ( / ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊəl / BAY - dən POH - əl ; 22 February 1857 -- 8 January 1941 ) was a British Army officer , writer , author of Scouting for Boys which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement , founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association and founder of the Girl Guides . </P>
<P> Lieutenant - General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden - Powell , 1st Baron Baden - Powell , OM , GCMG , GCVO , KCB , DL ( / ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊəl / BAY - dən POH - əl ; 22 February 1857 -- 8 January 1941 ) was a British Army officer , writer , author of Scouting for Boys which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement , founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association and founder of the Girl Guides . </P>
who was the founder of the scout movement
who was the founder of the scout movement
Lieutenant - General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden - Powell , 1st Baron Baden - Powell , OM , GCMG , GCVO , KCB , DL
Lieutenant - General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden - Powell , 1st Baron Baden - Powell , OM , GCMG , GCVO , KCB , DL