Jim Corbett
Anglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.
In context
- When
- Friday, April 11 193096 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 20th century · 1930s
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At a glance
Dates: From 1930.
What happened
Edward James Corbett was an Anglo-Indian hunter and author. He gained fame through hunting and killing several man-eating tigers and leopards in Northern India, as detailed in his bestselling 1944 memoir Man-Eaters of Kumaon. In his later years, he became an outspoken advocate of the nascent conservation movement.
April 11 through the years
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