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    Frederick Selous

    British explorer, and conservationist (1851–1917)

    Frederick Selous

    Selous circa 1911

    Birth nameFrederick Courteney Selous
    Born31 December 1851
    London, England
    Died4 January 1917(1917-01-04) (aged 65)
    Behobeho, German East Africa (now the Selous Game Reserve in southeastern Tanzania)
    Allegiance United Kingdom
    RankCaptain
    CommandsBulawayo Field Force, Matabeleland; 25th Royal Fusiliers, East Africa
    Battles / warsFirst Matabele War,
    Second Matabele War,
    World War I:
    --East African Campaign
    AwardsFounder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society,
    British South Africa Company Medal
    Distinguished Service Order
    Spouse(s)

    Mary Maddy

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    (m. 1894)​
    Other workFamous African hunter and explorer, conservationist, writer

    Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO (; 31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationi