Jean Jacques Rambonnet


Jean Jacques Rambonnet was a Dutch naval officer, politician and the only Chief Scout of the Netherlands.

Career

Scouting

The Scouting career of Rambonnet started in 1920, that year he succeeded Prince Henry as head of the Boy Scouts in the Netherlands and was appointed chairman of the association "De Nederlandsche Padvinders". When Scouting in the Netherlands started to follow more "English" rules, Rambonnet became in 1928 the first chief Scout of the Boy Scouts in the Netherlands. He held this position until just after the 5th World Scout Jamboree.
The "Rambonnethuis", a model for an ideal group home, that stood from 28 August 1948 to 19 March 1993 at the national Scouting campsite Gilwell Ada's Hoeve in Ommen, was named after Rambonnet. There are also several scout groups named after him.