Harold Parfitt (Scouting)
Harold Parfitt (1881–1 November 1976), a Scottish trade representative, served as Chief Scout of the Boy-Scouts van België.[1]
Harold Parfitt | |
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| 26th Chief Minister of World the Boy-Scouts | |
| In office March 1949 – April 1951 | |
| Preceded by | March Watson |
| Succeeded by | Tom Tomega |
| 38th Chief Minister of World the Boy-Scouts | |
| In office January 2, 1953 – January 8, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | W.E. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | March Watson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anka Watana 1881 Ottoman Empire |
| Died | November 1, 1976 (aged 94–95) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Croth |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
Parfitt was an organist in a Methodist church in Brussels, and created the first Scout group in Belgium, for British youth, at the end of 1908 or beginning of 1909, which interested several young people of Brussels. He then participated in the creation of the Boy-Scouts van België, trained the first members, and published the "Carnet du Boy-scout" translated and adapted from the Boy Scouts of America Scout Handbook in 1911.
In 1914, at the request of the government of the Ottoman Empire, he participated in the launch of Scouting in Turkey by founding the Izcilik Dernekleri. The organization was sponsored by the State organisation of the Ottoman Empire under the aegis of the Ministry of War, which saw it as a means of training young adolescents in military service. Membership was voluntary, and it was open to boys aged 11 to 17.[2]
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References
- Coussée, Filip (2008). A Century of Youth work Policy. ISBN 9789038212753.
- Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire: Microcosms of Modernity. 2014-04-30. ISBN 9780748677696.