Author: John Stanwell-Fletcher
Alternate names: John F. Stanwell-Fletcher, John Frederick Stanwell-Fletcher
Born: 31 Oct 1903
Died: 1960
Bio: John Frederick Stanwell-Fletcher (1903- ) was born in England to a military family. He ran away from school to join the army in 1918; went to India, returning in 1925 and then emigrated to Canada. There he became a member of the Royal Mounted Police, 1926-29 and volunteered for service in the Arctic on behalf of various scientific institutions. He spoke 3 dialects of Eskimo and was "fairly fluent" in Hindustani. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Later, he worked on the railroad, as an instructor for athletic clubs. Returning to England, he tried working in an office, but again returned to Canada trapping and trading. He and Theodora M. Cope were married in 1937. He was the author of Pattern of the Tiger as well as some articles on various natural history topics.

Information from internal evidence and the Biographical Catalog of the Matriculates of Haverford College, 1922.

--from "Woodbourne Orchards and Family of Francis R. Cope Jr. - Finding aid prepared by Diana Franzusoff Peterson" http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/woodbourne/woodbourne1230.pdf