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George Adamson. 1906-1989. George Adamson, the "Lion Man" of Africa was one of the founding fathers of wildlife conservation. He is best known through the book and film "Born Free", the story of Elsa, an orphaned lioness raised and released into the wild by Adamson and his wife, Joy. He was born in India in 1906 and first visited Kenya in 1924.
George Alexander Graham Adamson was born 3 February 1906 in India, and educated at Dean Close School in Cheltenham, England. At the age of 18 he came to Kenya to work on his father’s coffee plantation; a job that didn’t quite tweak his adventurous spirit. After a series of jobs, as a gold prospector, goat trader and professional safari ...
George Alexander Graham Adamson se narodil 3. února 1906 v Itávě [1] v tehdejší Britské Indii anglickým rodičům. Vzdělání získal v Dean Close School ( Cheltenham, Anglie). Poprvé navštívil Keňu v roce 1924. Vystřídal několik zaměstnání, například hledač zlata, obchodník s kozami a profesionální lovec na safari. [2]
BECOME PART OF THIS KENYAN LOVE STORY. Established in 1963 by Joy Adamson, the author of ‘Born Free’ and her husband George. The trust is dedicated to sharing the beauty of Kenya, it’s wildlife and it’s people, in a way that will inspire us all to preserve it for future generations of every species. IT’S UP TO US.
4. Sept. 2020 · Remembering The Lion Man From Kenya – George Adamson Memorial – 31yrs later. George Adamson fondly known as ‘ Baba ya Simba ’ was born on 3 rd Feb 1906, in Ettawah, India ( then British India ). He moved to Kenya in 1924 to work on his Father’s coffee plantation. Working at the plantation was boring for George as it didn’t tickle ...
2. Feb. 2017 · George Adamson, who became known as “Baba ya Simba,” or Father of Lions, was born on February 3, 1906 (died 1989). His work reintroducing lions into the wilds of Kenya was immortalized in the book, Born Free, written by his wife, Joy Adamson. Born Free chronicles the life of Elsa, a lion cub raised by the Adamsons and then later trained to ...
The Adamson Legacy. Joy and George set up or were the inspiration for a number of trusts and foundations. Royalties from books and films were also channelled into a charity set up by Joy called the Elsa Wild Animal Appeal. Later, this charity became the Elsa Conservation Trust. Both Joy and George upon their deaths bequeathed their estates to ...
