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(born Oct. 28, 1875, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire — died Feb. 4, 1966, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Can.) U.S. geographer, writer, and editor. Grosvenor attended Amherst College and was hired by Alexander Graham Bell, president of the National Geographic Society, as an editorial assistant for its magazine. As editor in chief of National Geographic Magazine (1903 – 54), he transformed it from a small scholarly journal into an interesting and superbly illustrated magazine with a large circulation. In 1920 he was elected president of the society. He contributed many articles and photographs to the magazine, wrote a history of the society and other books, and was long a leader in conservation and wildlife protection.

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Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey (hŭv'ē grōv'nər), 1875-1966, American editor, b. Constantinople, Turkey. As director (1903-1919) and later as president (1920-54) of the National Geographic Society and as editor (1899-54) of the National Geographic Magazine, he encouraged worldwide exploration and greatly increased the circulation of his magazine, especially by using colored photographs. While he was at National Geographic the society membership grew from 900 to some two million. He was active in promoting conservation and the protection of wildlife.
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Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
Born October 28, 1875(1875-10-28)
Died February 4, 1966 (aged 90)
Known for National Geographic Magazine
Relatives Alexander Graham Bell, father-in-law
William Howard Taft, cousin

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), the father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editor of National Geographic Magazine, serving from 1899 to 1954. Grosvenor is credited with having built the magazine into the iconic publication that it is today. As president of the National Geographic Society, he made it into one of the world's largest and best known science and learning organizations, aided by the bold chronicling in its magazine of ambitious natural and cultural explorations around the globe. [1]

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Biography

Grosvenor was born in Istanbul, Turkey (Constantinople), and educated at Worcester Academy and at Robert College.[2] He attended Amherst College and graduated with the AB degree magna cum laude in 1897. Grosvenor became the President of the National Geographic Society (1920–1954). Grosvenor married Elsie May Bell (1878–1964), the daughter of Alexander Graham Bell.

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Further reading

  • Poole, Robert M. Explorers House: National Geographic and the World it Made. New York: Penguin, 2004. ISBN 1594200327

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor Dies. Head of National Geographic, 90. Editor of Magazine 55 Years Introduced Photos, Increased Circulation to 4.5 Million.". New York Times. February 5, 1966, Saturday. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E1FFE3A5D127588DDAC0894DA405B868AF1D3. Retrieved 2007-07-21. "Baddeck, N.S., Feb. 4, 1964 (Canadian Press) Dr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, chairman of the board and former president of the National Geographic Society and editor of the National Geographic magazine from 1899 to 1954, died on the Cape Breton Island estate once owned by his father-in-law, the inventor Alexander Graham Bell. He was 90 years old." 
  2. ^ "Where East Meets West.". Time (magazine). 24 April 2007. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,855428,00.html. "Robert College stands at the Bosporus narrows, where Europe and Asia are only 800 yards apart. Its 19th Century buildings overshadow a 15th Century Turkish fort. Engineers trained at Robert have built modern Turkey's factories, railroads and sewage systems. Basketball, softball, other U.S. sports have spread through Turkey from the college. Robert's noted students: Bulgaria's first education minister; a confidential secretary of the late President of Turkey, Ismet Inönü; Editor Gilbert Grosvenor of the National Geographic (his father taught there)." 



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