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Jim Corbett


Born
in Nainital, India
July 25, 1875

Died
April 19, 1955

Genre
Outdoors & Nature, Hunting, Biography


Edward James "Jim" Corbett was a British hunter, turned conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eaters in India.

Corbett held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the government of the United Provinces, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were harassing people in the nearby villages of the Garhwal and Kumaon region. His hunting successes earned him a long-held respect and fame amongst the people residing in the villages of Kumaon. Some even claim that he was considered to be a sadhu (saint) by the locals.

Corbett was an avid photographer and after his retirement, authored the Man-Eaters of Kumaon ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 12,931 ratings · 946 reviews · 109 distinct works • Similar authors
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
4.30 avg rating — 5,947 ratings — published 1944 — 149 editions
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Man-eating Leopard of Rudra...
4.44 avg rating — 2,648 ratings — published 1946 — 58 editions
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The Temple Tiger and More M...
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4.40 avg rating — 1,464 ratings — published 1954 — 52 editions
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My India
4.36 avg rating — 1,137 ratings — published 1952 — 56 editions
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The Jim Corbett Omnibus, Vo...
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4.66 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions
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The Second Jim Corbett Omni...
4.53 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions
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Tree Tops
3.88 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1991 — 25 editions
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4.63 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions
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The Fortunate Tiger and Oth...
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The Champawat Man - Eater
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“Tigers, except when wounded or when man-eaters, are on the whole very good-tempered...Occassionally a tiger will object to too close an approach to its cubs or to a kill that it is guarding. The objection invariably takes the form of growling, and if this does not prove effective itis followed by short rushes accompanied by terrifying roars. If these warnings are disregarded, the blame for any injury inflicted rests entirely with the intruder"- Jim Corbett”
― Jim Corbett
tags: tiger, tigers
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“The book of nature has no beginning, as it has no end. Open this book where you will, and at any period of your life, and if you have the desire to acquire knowledge you will find it of intense interest, and no matter how long or how intently you study the pages, your interest will not flag, for in nature there is no finality.”
― Jim Corbett
tags: forests, india, nature
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“Those who have never seen a leopard under favourable conditions in his natural surroundings can have no conception of the grace of movement, and beauty of colouring, of this the most gracefuL and the most beautiful of all animales in our Indian jungles.”
― Jim Corbett, Man-Eaters of Kumaon
tags: india, wildlife
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