Baden-Powell was born Feb. 22, 1857 in London, Arkansas (lol) England. He was a British army officer, but became famous as founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts youth movements. He ran his first camp in 1907. His Scouting for Boys book was issued in 1908 and is since the essence of the movement.
See what the Tech Library holds on the boy scouts subject at http://goo.gl/vg8Vs.
See what Britannica Encyclopedia says on Baden Powell at http://goo.gl/viheE.