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Frederick Selous

Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO (/səˈluː/; 31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, army officer, professional hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir Henry Rider Haggard to create the fictional character Allan Quatermain. Selous was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt…

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Military career

First Matabele WarBulawayoNdebeleEssexvaleSecond Matabele War
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Early life and exploration

Regent's ParkHuguenotLondon Stock ExchangeHenry Courtney SelousWorplesdon
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Hunter, naturalist and conservationist

Big-game huntingWiesbadenBuzzardAustriaSalzburg
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OCLCEdward WhymperJoseph SmitISBNThe Geographical Journal
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Awards
Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, British South Africa Company Medal Distinguished Service Order
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Born
Frederick Courteney Selous 31 December 1851 London, England
Commands
Bulawayo Field Force, Matabeleland 25th Royal Fusiliers, East Africa
Conflicts
First Matabele War · Second Matabele War · World War I East African Campaign †⟂ · East African Campaign †⟂
Died
4 January 1917(1917-01-04) (aged 65) Behobeho, German East Africa (now the Selous Game Reserve in southeastern Tanzania)

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Frederick Selous

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related to External links · 6
Frederick Selous → Century Press Archives, Frederick Courteney Selous, Internet ArchiveNewspaper, Project GutenbergWorks, Works, ZBW
Conflicts · 4
Frederick Selous → East African Campaign †⟂, First Matabele War, Second Matabele War, World War I East African Campaign †⟂
Allegiance · 1
Frederick Selous → United Kingdom
Awards · 1
Frederick Selous → Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, British South Africa Company Medal Distinguished Service Order
Born · 1
Frederick Selous → Frederick Courteney Selous 31 December 1851 London, England
Commands · 1
Frederick Selous → Bulawayo Field Force, Matabeleland 25th Royal Fusiliers, East Africa
Died · 1
Frederick Selous → 4 January 1917(1917-01-04) (aged 65) Behobeho, German East Africa (now the Selous Game Reserve in southeastern Tanzania)
Other work · 1
Frederick Selous → Famous African hunter and explorer, conservationist, writer
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Frederick Selous → Captain
Spouse · 1
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Frederick SelousAllegianceUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Frederick SelousAwardsFounder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, British South Africa Company Medal Distinguished Service Order1.00infobox
Frederick SelousBornFrederick Courteney Selous 31 December 1851 London, England1.00infobox
Frederick SelousCommandsBulawayo Field Force, Matabeleland 25th Royal Fusiliers, East Africa1.00infobox
Frederick SelousConflictsFirst Matabele War1.00infobox
Frederick SelousConflictsSecond Matabele War1.00infobox
Frederick SelousConflictsWorld War I East African Campaign †⟂1.00infobox
Frederick SelousConflictsEast African Campaign †⟂1.00infobox
Frederick SelousDied4 January 1917(1917-01-04) (aged 65) Behobeho, German East Africa (now the Selous Game Reserve in southeastern Tanzania)1.00infobox
Frederick SelousOther workFamous African hunter and explorer, conservationist, writer1.00infobox
Frederick SelousRankCaptain1.00infobox
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