Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (/ˈɡroʊvənər/ GROH-vən-ər; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), was the first full-time editor of the National Geographic magazine (1899–1954). Grosvenor is credited with having consolidated the nascent magazine.
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor | |
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Grosvenor, 1927 | |
| President of the National Geographic Society | |
| In office 1920–1954 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Pillsbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1875 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | February 4, 1966 (aged 90) Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse |
Elsie May Bell (died 1964) |
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| Parent(s) | Edwin A. Grosvenor Lilian Waters |
| Relatives | Alexander Graham Bell (father-in-law) Mabel Gardiner Bell (mother-in-law) William Howard Taft (second cousin) Walter Kendall Myers (grandson) |
| Education | Worcester Academy |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
As President of the National Geographic Society (1920-1954), he assisted its rise to one of the world's largest and best known science and learning organizations, aided by the chronicling in its magazine of ambitious natural and cultural explorations around the globe.
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