Daniel Carter Beard

Daniel Carter Beard
Daniel Carter Beard
Born	June 21, 1850; Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died	June 11, 1941 (aged 90); Suffern, New York, US
Resting place	Brick Church Cemetery; Spring Valley, New York, US
Other names	Uncle Dan
Occupations	Illustrator; author; social reformer;
Known for	Founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America
Awards	Silver Wolf Award (1924); Silver Buffalo Award (1926); Honorary Alpha Phi Omega brother;
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Daniel Carter "Uncle Dan" Beard (June 21, 1850 – June 11, 1941) was an American illustrator, author, youth leader, Georgist and social reformer who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, which Beard later merged with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

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