Frederick Russell Burnham

Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher (1861–1947).

Born May 11th, 1861 in Blue Earth County.

Died September 15th, 1947 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.

Occupations
explorer, soldier, writer

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs