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Corbett (25 July 1875 in Nainital, India - 19 April 1955 in
Nyeri, Kenya) was a British ... 04-23-2010, 10:47 PM #1 Jim
Corbett (1875-1955) Edward James "Jim" Corbett (25 July 1875 in
Nainital, India - 19 April 1955 in Nyeri, Kenya) was a British
hunter, conservationist and naturalist, famous for slaying a
large number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India. Jim
Corbett with the slain Bachelor of Powalgarh. 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 slay man-
eating tigers and leopards who had killed people in the villages
of the Garhwal and Kumaon region. His success in slaying the
man-eaters earned him much respect and fame amongst the people
residing in the villages of Kumaon,