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Melville Bell Grosvenor (November 26, 1901 – April 22, 1982) was the president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. He was the grandson of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell . A photography enthusiast, he increased the size of printed photographs in the magazine, and ...
Apr 24, 1982 · Melville Bell Grosvenor was born in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 26, 1901, and was there the following year, in his grandfather's arms, when the cornerstone of a new wing of the society building was ...
Apr 24, 1982 · Melville Bell Grosvenor, 80, a journalist, energetic outdoorsman and member of a prominent Washington family who brought expansion and innovation to a major American cultural institution, the ...
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Dec 19, 1984 · His son, Melville Bell Grosvenor, was also editor and president of the Geographic, from 1957 to 1967. While a young boy he was tutored at Baddeck by Bell, who "tried to impose some discipline," as ...
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Melville Bell Grosvenor (November 26, 1901 – April 22, 1982) was the president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. He was the grandson of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell. A photography enthusiast, he increased the size of printed photographs in the magazine, and ...
Sep 17, 2023 · Melville Bell Grosvenor (November 26, 1901 – April 22, 1982) was the president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. He was the grandson of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
Sep 13, 2022 · Gilbert M. Grosvenor, the retired chairman of the National Geographic Society, shares his stories of growing up in the family business and leading the organization through transformative changes. He recounts his encounters with explorers, leaders, and controversies, and reflects on the importance of geography education and journalism.
