Edward James Corbett

Jim Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was a British hunter, author and naturalist. He is famous for his hunting exploits in British India, which he recorded in his books.

Edward James Corbett was born of Irish ancestry in the town of Nainital in the Kumaon of the Himalaya (now in the Indian state of Uttarakhand). Jim grew up in a large family of 13 children and was the eighth child of Willam Christopher and Mary Jane Corbett. His parents had moved to Nainital in 1862, after Christopher Corbett had been appointed postmaster of the town.

Edward James Corbett Media

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  Corbett House at Corbett Museum, Kaladhungi, Kumaon

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  Jim Corbett with the slain Bachelor of Powalgarh, 1930

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  Elevation of Gurney House, Nainital as on May 28, 2017

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  Treetops Hotel, rebuilt in 1957 after the original structure was burned down in 1954.