Antoine-Louis Cornette Explained

Antoine-Louis Cornette
Birth Date:8 November 1860
Birth Place:Pierrefitte-sur-Loire, Allier
Nationality:French
Occupation:General Chaplain of Scouts de France
Known For:Founder in 1916 of Eclaireurs de Saint Honoré d'Eylau

Canon Antoine-Louis Cornette (8 November 1860 - 19 September 1936) was founder in 1916 of Eclaireurs de Saint Honoré d'Eylau, and served as the first General Chaplain of the Scouts de France, best known for being one of the founders of Scouting in France along with Jacques Sevin, Arthur de Salins, Paul Coze and Édouard de Macedo.[1]

Notes and References

  1. John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 98