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Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ v ən ər / 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 H. Grosvenor (born Oct. 28, 1875, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died Feb. 4, 1966, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Can.) was an American geographer, writer, and long-time editor of the National Geographic Magazine and president of the National Geographic Society.
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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 (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 ...
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor and the National Geographic Society. October 28, 1875 marks the birth date of Gilbert H. Grosvenor, the editor credited with transforming National Geographic MagazineExternal from a small scholarly journal into a dynamic world-renowned monthly.
February 1, 1910. Subject Headings. - American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf. - Correspondence. Genre. Correspondence. Call Number/Physical Location. Series: Family Papers. MSS51268: Folder: Gilbert Grosvenor, Family Correspondence, Alexander Graham Bell, 1900-1915, undated. Source Collection.
