Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
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1875 – 1966
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Who was Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor?
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, 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.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1875
Istanbul - Spouses
- Elsie Bell
(1900/10/23 - 1964)
- Elsie Bell
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Amherst College
- Robert College
- Employment
- President, National Geographic Society
(1920 - 1954)
- President, National Geographic Society
- Died
- Feb 4, 1966
Cape Breton Island
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on July 23, 2013
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