Beard, Daniel Carter

American illustrator, author, and social reformer.

1850 - Born on the 21st of June in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Explored the woods and made sketches of nature.

He attended art school in New York City and started an early career as an engineer and surveyor.

Wrote a series of articles for St. Nicholas magazine that later formed the basis for the American Boy's Handy Book.

1883 - Member of the Student Art League, where he met and befriended Ernest Thompson Seton.

Beard became the editor of Recreation magazine and wrote a monthly column for youth.

1905 - Founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in basing it on American frontier traditions.

1910 - He merged his organization into the Boy Scouts of America.

Became one of the first National Scout Commissioners of the Boy Scouts.

1941 - Beard died on 11th of June at his home in Suffern, New York.